Can I Own A Giant Panda If I Have An Obscenely Large Plot Of Land?

1. A Says

   They are doing fine & are well taken care of where ever they are now. No need for an idiot like you to do anything more !!
   ” it’s hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong”
   ..Thomas Sowell

2. SAHMOnTh Says

   ALL Giant Pandas are owned by the state of China (that means the Chinese government), even the pandas in zoos around the world and even cubs born in the zoos in the United States.
   I suppose if you had an appropriate habitat, the highly specialized training of a zoologist with experience caring for the Giant Panda and the other resources necessary, including the millions of dollars it would cost (pandas eat a LOT of bamboo and only certain types, there would be permits and insurance requirements, etc.) then it is possible, but unlikely.

3. AlexxaLe Says

   This might comes as a surprise, but china actually owns every single panda that has been loaned out to zoos around the world. the pandas are on loan and eventually go back, even if they are in an american zoo, for example, and they have a baby, even the baby belongs to the chinese government or whatever. theyre an endangered species, and not for sale.
   and lol @Becky i think you meant Washington DC, its not a state, its a district. There are also a few in Atlanta that had a baby, and they also have several at the San Diego zoo. so a little bit more common, but still only placed in the best of the best zoos in the country! not peoples backyards. Sorry!

4. Becky Says

   Most likely, no. However MAYBE, maybe, if you payed an absolutely horrendous ammount of money to China, who literally handles all panda bears, possibly. You would have to prove youd be a good owner, that you are equipped, have the funds and such. However still probably not. Americas single Panda is in the Washington state zoo, and that was a gift. It is extremely rare that we hold an animal so rare in our lands.
   Good luck!

5. Cal King Says

   You need money and political clout too, not just bamboo. Few private individuals have the political clout necessary to be given a giant panda.

6. Simply Monsterous Says

   $`10 million USD is the current “leasing” price of a pandahttp://zoocrewkids.blogspot.com/

7. Anonymous Says

   No, you will never in this life OWN a giant panda. All giant pandas are owned by China and they do not just loan them to any private owner no matter what they promise. I am under the assumption that you would want this all to be a one man show. Big mistake. The reason China loans them to the zoos that they do is because they know the pandas are safe. Zoos have teams of highly trained and specialized staff who are there 24/7 and know what it is that they are doing. They also have more than one certified vet who specializes in pandas on call 24/7. Also you said bamboo. Pandas eat more than just bamboo. Their diet also consists of fruit, nuts, seeds, and 10% meat (they are omnivores). This costs a lot. As far as paperwork goes, accreditation paperwork, transfer documents, contracts, diplomas, legal documents from China, etc. and this gets expensive. Over $10 million US dollars. And if you were to mess up and something goes wrong, China could take back every panda out on loan. And even if you could get them to breed naturally, you can’t just realease it into the wild. It would die. China would take it back and determine if it can be released or not. If so, they acclimate it to life on its own and other pandas. Then they release when it’s time. I am very familiar with the pandas at/from/once at the national zoo in Washington D.C. If you have any further questions, post them in the details and I will answer it in the comment section.

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