Monthly Archives: November 2011

The Beauval-Beijing express !

Rodolphe and Delphine Delord are going on Saturday, December 3rd to Beijing to sign the French-Chinese giant panda research and conservation agreement, a project on which the management of Beauval has been working for the last 5 years! Even the … Continue reading

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From President to President…

To bring giant pandas to ZooParc de Beauval is an extraordinary event indeed! The giant panda is extremely difficult to care for and is also threatened with extinction in the wild. For these reasons it has been included in many … Continue reading

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Pandas are coming to Beauval …

The ZooParc de Beauval will soon be the setting of a national event: the arrival of a couple of giant pandas! The arrival of these animals, that are the symbol of conservation, is being discussed at the highest level of … Continue reading

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Beauval is taking action!

The symbol of the conservation of species, the giant panda, is endangered. There are no more than 1,600 individuals remaining in the wild. These individuals are threatened primarily by the degradation of the bamboo forests. Furthermore, the giant pandas reproductive … Continue reading

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A five star enclosure…

Opened in 2011, ‘The Heights of China’ is a new extension of the ZooParc de Beauval, which has been luxuriously fitted out and richly decorated. Its outstanding architecture is inspired by the building styles of the Chinese Sichuan province. There … Continue reading

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The giant panda… what is it?

Belonging to the Ursidae family, the giant panda is classified amongst the carnivora. Despite this, they feed exclusively on bamboo shoots, of which they eat more than 20kg a day! They also spend about 14 hours a day eating bamboo!

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