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Panda volunteer program in Ya'an

Giant pandas live in a few mountain ranges in central China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces. The Giant Panda is one of the most endangered animals in the world.

The Befengxia Panda Base is a branch of the Wolong Panda base. The road to the Wolong Panda Base was damaged seriously by the May 2008 earthquake, but Bifengxia was not affected. The Wolong Panda Center is closed temporarily to the public. Most of the Wolong pandas have been relocated to the sister Center Bifengxia in Ya'an City. 

The Bifengxia Base is situated 8 kilometers from Ya’an City and 150 kilometers from Chengdu. The Base is located in Bifengxia Town. Bifengxia base was opened in 2003 as the part of the world's largest Giant Panda Migration. It was the biggest artificial migration of captive bred giant panda ever seen. Now that it has been selected as China's latest giant panda protection base, Bifengxia has a new role to play in altering the destiny of the endangered species. Pandas will be returned to nature after they have been given relevant training in simulated wild environments. 

Bifengxia welcomes individuals or groups to volunteer at the Bifengxia panda reserve. These trips must be arranged by qualified individuals or travel agencies.

Volunteer with the Giant Panda in China is a wonderful experience. With our program you can help in the conservation work of the Giant Panda by volunteering at the Bifengxia Panda Base. We include 3-4 days volunteer work at the Center in the total 18 days program. Other than the volunteer work, we also visit Beijing, (Chengde as optional), Xi'an, Chengdu, Leshan, Chongqing and Shanghai, and the Yangtze Cruise is included as well. 

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