Post-2008 Sichuan Earthquake Rebuilding

Why Giant Pandas Need Your Help?

Giant panda was downgraded from endangered to vulnerable on the IUCN Red List in 2016. In China's national survey conducted in 2014, it was found that not more than 1,864 giant pandas remain in the wild.
Panda habitats are constantly being compromised and fragmented by human activities and natural disasters, both of which make it harder to find food and breed. Bamboo flowering may pose an additional threat to pandas' survival as they are selective in their diet – each panda eats three to five species of bamboo only.
Over 60 panda nature reserves covering 23,000 km² of panda habitats have been set up to conserve pandas and other wildlife, but the majority of these reserves are desperately short of cash and equipment.
The earthquake of 12 May 2008 affected 83% of China's panda habitats, and over 500 km² were completely destroyed (that's an area equivalent to 2,630 Victoria Parks in Hong Kong). The breeding centre in Wolong and some field stations were also destroyed, which has compromised patrolling and research activities. Roads and highways were likewise seriously damaged, making it harder to bring in essential supplies.

Support given by OPCFHK

June 17	Identified funding to three conservation projects: Shaanxi Taibai Niuwei River Provincial Nature Reserve Research Monitoring Project Integration of alternative livelihood training and environmental education Motianling Nature Reserve Standardization of patrol and monitoring in nature reserves in Gansu
June 16	Identified funding to four conservation projects: Genetic Database Development and Population Management Study for Giant Pandas in Caopo and Xiaohegou Nature Reserves in Sichuan Study of Potential Risk of Canine Distemper to Wild Giant Panda and its Associated Wildlife in Shaanxi Effectiveness Evaluation of Functional Area Management Based on Biodiversity in Changqing National Nature Reserve, Shaanxi Standardization of Patrol and Monitoring in nature Reserves in Gansu
June 15	Identified funding to seven conservation projects: Training on Environmental Interpretation in Giant Panda Natural Reserves in Sichuan Giant Panda Population Channel Construction in Wolong National Nature Reserve Establishment of Standards on Nature Reserve Master Plan and Patrol Techniques in Sichuan Province Capacity Training on Infrared Camera Monitoring and Utilization of Data in Giant Panda Nature Reserves in Shaanxi The Standard of Giant Panda Nature Reserves Patrol Stations Management Seminar, Shaanxi Province A Pilot Management Standardisation Project at Niuweihe Provincial Nature Reserve, Shaanxi Standardisation of Patrol and Monitoring in Nature Reserve in Gansu
June 14	Identified funding to six conservation projects: Standardisation of Techniques in Scientific Survey Protocols in Nature Reserve Environmental Education in Nature Reserve in Sichuan: Phase One Comparative Study on Post-reintroduction of panda 'Zhang Xiang' Symposium on Enhancement and Standardisation of Reserve Management in Shaanxi Application of GIS in Conservation and Scientific Study of Panda Standardisation of Patrol and Monitoring in Nature Reserve in Gansu
November 13	Provided funding to Giant Panda Disease Assessment and Prevention Centre Workshop in Dujiangyan, Wolong
August 13	Co-ordinated the First Interior Design Workshop of the Education Facilities for the Giant Panda Conservation and Disease Control Centre in Dujiangyan, Sichuan
June 13	Identified funding to six conservation projects: Follow -up Study of the Translocated Giant Panda “Luxin” Promotional Video Production for Giant Panda Nature Reserves in Sichuan Training Course for New Management Techniques and Standards for Nature Reserves in Sichuan Habitat Restoration and Capacity Building in Guanyinshan Nature Reserve, Shaanxi Establishing Conservation Management Plan for Giant Panda Habitats and Corridors in Taibai County Advanced Training on Geographic Information System Techniques for Key Technical Staff in Giant Panda Nature Reserves in Qinling, Shaanxi
June 12	Identified funding to three conservation projects: Habitat Restoration for Isolated Population of Niuweihe and Shanyuanba in Qinling Mountain, Shaanxi Province Field Monitoring of Giant Pandas and Their Habitats in Mabian Dafengding Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province Foraging Strategy of Wild Giant Panda in Liziping Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province Approved funding to the Changqing National Nature Reserve in Shaanxi Province to purchase a pick-up truck for reserve patrolling to replace the one damaged in mudslide in July 2011
April 12	Approved funding to rebuild a damaged field station to Gaerlonggou, Chagangliang Provincial Nature Reserve, Gansu Province
Feburary 12	Donated 100 digital cameras with GPS function to nature reserves in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu Provinces to facilitate the 4th National Giant Panda Survey in China

June 11	Provided funding to rebuild the Luotang field station in Yuhe Provincial Nature Reserve in Gansu Province Donated office and field equipment to 13 nature reserves in Shaanxi Province and panda rescue and computer equipment to four reserves in Sichuan Province Study Tour for Sustainable Development in Wolong Nature Reserve and Rebuilding Progress Media Briefing in Hong Kong
April 11	Sponsor visit in Sichuan - bamboo seedling planting in Wolong Nature Reserve and handover of reserve centre in Longxi-Hongkou Nature Reserve

July 10	Visited the field of Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve in the Gansu Province and met with the management authority to update the progress of conservation efforts
June 10	Visited Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province and met with Sichuan Forestry Department and Wolong Nature Reserve Administration to discuss the rebuilding efforts in Wolong and Yele Nature Reserve Supporting Wolong Nature Reserve to restore giant panda habitats by planting 160,000 bamboo seedlings near the Sanjiang Field Station Supporting a project to study red panda distribution in the Yele Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province Made donations to 15 giant panda nature reserves and three management authorities in the Gansu and Shaanxi Provinces to purchase field equipment
April 10	Attended the design workshop for Wolong rebuilding facilities – Wolong breeding centre and Dujianyan disease control centre
January 10	Organized a charity event to raise over $ 1.70 million towards rebuilding

December 09	[Met with the Sichuan Forestry Department to update and discuss the rebuilding efforts of OPCFHK
November 09	Invited by Development Bureau to review the design of Wolong panda breeding centre and Dujianyan’s panda disease control centre in Chengdu
October 09	Charity Sale of "In Love with Panda – The Story about Qing Qing & I" – Judy Chen
September 09	Attended the First Cross Strait Giant Panda Symposium in Beijing
July 09	Identified sponsorship towards two research projects: "Effect and Solution to Panda Habitat Selection after Earthquake in Gansu Province, China" and "Case Study on Giant Panda Corridor Restoration in Qinling, Shaanxi & Pingwu, Sichuan"
June 09	Visited the Yele Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province and met with staff from Mianning Forestry Bureau and Liangshan Prefecture Forestry Bureau to discuss the challenges facing the local reserve
May 09	Provided funding to rebuild the Longchi Field Station in Longxi-Hongkou National Nature Reserve in the Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Donating vehicles and computer equipment to two nature reserves, a field station and the Liangshanzhou Forestry Department in Sichuan province
April 09	Visited the Longxi-Hongkou National Nature Reserve in the Dujiangyan City Launched the limited edition of red panda stamp packs to raise fund Selling charity raffle tickets to raise fund
January 09 to March 10	Organized a photo exhibition on the earthquake-torn Wolong in collaboration with the Development Bureau, Hong Kong SAR government
January 09	Organized our annual Conservation Day dedicated to rebuilding panda nature reserve

December 08	Organized a public talk by Professor Zhang Hemin, Director of Wolong Nature Reserve Administration to local students on the challenges facing Wolong
November 08	Organized a training session with 16 delegates from the Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu panda nature reserves. Discussed on how OPCFHK could support
October 08	Visited the Wolong Nature Reserve and met with Sichuan Forestry Department and the Wolong Nature Reserve Administration
September 08	Visited the Ya'an City, the temporary base of the Wolong nature reserve team Donated computer equipment to seven nature reserves in Sichuan Province Donated vehicles to eleven nature reserves in Sichuan Province to facilitate patrolling and transportation f equipment Supported Ocean Park as the honorary technical advisor of the Development Bureau, Hong Kong SAR government for Wolong rebuilding.
August 08	Donated portable generators to the Qingmuchuan Nature Reserve in the Shaanxi Province to help resume operation of reserve management
July 08	Received donation from Hong Kong Post on the sale of limited edition prestige stamp packs with giant panda paw print and stamp packs
June 08	Donated emergency relief items including field equipment, satellite phones and water purifying tablets to the Wolong nature reserve team Donated modular houses as offices for the Wolong nature reserve team at Ya'an, Sichuan Donated portable generators to three nature reserves in Sichuan to help resume operation of reserve management Met with the Sichuan Forestry Department and the Wolong Nature Reserve Administration to discuss the rebuilding efforts of OPCFHK
May 08	Set up the "Giant Panda Base Rebuilding Fund"