Giant panda cubs rest in the Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province. [Xinhua]

The giant panda is universally loved, but this peaceful, bamboo-eating member of the bear family faces many threats. The government has set up more than 30 reserves, but habitat destruction and poaching continues to pose a threat to pandas living outside them.

Currently, with the support of China government and donors all over the world, at now, the population of the wild giant panda increases to 1590.

China's top two panda research centers, The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and The Wolong Panda Club demonstrate adoption procedures.

The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

There are 60 pandas now living in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. At an average, each one panda needs 50,000?yuan per year for basic feeding, illness protection etc. There are 4-6 newly born giant pandas in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

Therefore, and addition of six giant pandas will need an extra sum of 300,000?yuan for them. One panda needs 1250,000?yuan in the whole life (counting based on the average of 25 years). Along with the elevation of the research abilities and increase of breeding number, the gap of funds for the fostering of pandas is getting bigger and bigger. Therefore, the program of adopting and naming pandas is put forward towards all the society.

The program includes the following:

Adopting Category	?Adopting Requirement
Independent Adoption for 1 Year?	Donation of US$ 6,800 per year?
Life-long Independent Adoption	Donation of US$ 68,000?

Contact:

Tel:86-28-8350-7901, 8350-5318, 8350-5513

Email: pandabase@tom.com

More information at: http://www.panda.org.cn/english/support/2.htm

The Wolong Panda Club

The Wolong Panda Club was founded in 1992. Please help the Panda Club in our efforts to save the giant panda from extinction, you may make a donation or adopt a panda, join the Panda Club.

Membership of Wolong Panda Club:

Student membership 400 yuan for each year

Silver membership 600 yuan for each year

Lifetime membership 6,000 yuan

Membership benefits: appropriate membership card, a panda button, semiannual Panda Club Magazine, a yearly Panda Club gift, free admission to the Wolong Panda Garden for you.

Adoption:

1.One year shared adoption US$ 600?(A panda can be adopted by ten different people)

2.One year private adoption US$ 6,000?(A panda is adopted and named by only one person)

3.One year group adoption US$ 6,000 (A panda is adopted and named by one group)

4.Life-time adoption depends on the practical situation (A panda is adopted and named by one person only for the duration of the panda's life)

Adoption benefits: A Panda Club membership gold card, panda button, semiannual Panda Club Magazine, an annual Panda Club gift, free admission to the Wolong Panda Garden for you and 10guests, you and your guests can also have your free photo taking with a giant panda during your adoption.

More information at: http://www.pandaclub.net/view_e.jsp?tipid=1150595506047