You Can Make a Giant Impact.

Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are here! Starting in January 2025, you can visit the new bear pair in their renovated habitat on Asia Trail.

Help secure a future for giant pandas at the Smithsonian's National Zoo while protecting Asia’s mountain forests and the species that call them home.  

While admission to the Zoo is free and federal resources cover essential needs, 74% of the giant panda program’s annual budget — including all conservation research — comes from the support of Zoo visitors, members and donors. 

Learn how you can support the giant panda program:

Give Panda

Give

Your support safeguards a future for giant pandas and the ecosystem these animals depend on.

Panda Join

Join

Become a member and support conservation! Members get special benefits, like an invite to see the pandas ahead of their ‘giant’ debut.

Panda Visit

Visit

Say hello to Qing Bao and Bao Li on Jan. 24, 2025. Every dollar spent at the Zoo supports our mission to save animals. Admission is free.

Panda Shop

Shop

New panda merch is coming soon! Watch this space for details as the pandas' debut approaches.

Meet the Pandas

Bao Li

Bao Li  
宝力 (pronounced BOW-lee) 

Male
Born Aug. 4, 2021

In Mandarin Chinese, "Bao" means 'precious' and 'treasure'. "Li" refers to vitality and strength. Put together, "Bao Li" means an active and vital power.

qing bao

Qing Bao 
青宝 (pronounced ching-BOW)

Female
Born Sept. 12, 2021

Her name means 'green' and 'treasure' in Mandarin Chinese. 'Qing' evokes the lush and mountainous habitat of pandas. 'Bao,' which means 'precious' and 'treasure,' reflects how cherished and adored she is.

All Pandas, All the Time

The Giant Panda Cam will launch in January 2025. In the meantime, watch new clips of the pandas every week.

Prepping for Pandas

Giant panda fans can stay connected to the bear pair by tuning in to “Prepping for Pandas," a nine-part bi-weekly series highlighting special moments and milestones of the new pandas’ journey to their public debut. You can watch the full series on YouTube.

Get the answers to your most pressing panda questions

Pandas Over the Years

Pat Nixon on a visit to the Smithsonian's National Zoo

Explore a detailed history and timeline of giant pandas at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

Our Conservation Work

Tian Tian and Mei Xiang walk towards the camera with their mouths open.

Get up to speed on the program that helped move pandas off the endangered species list.

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