Giant Pandas: Biology, Veterinary Medicine and Management

In 1972, the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park welcomed its first pair of giant pandas, Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing, as a gift to President and Mrs. Nixon. The second and current pair, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, arrived in 2000 as part of the Chinese giant panda loan program. For over 40 years, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZP/SCBI) has been a leader in giant panda conservation through the study of behavior, health, and reproduction. Throughout this time the Smithsonian Libraries has provided resources and services to the veterinarians, animal keepers, and researchers working in these areas. This book, Giant Pandas: Biology, Veterinary Medicine, and Management, is a representation of this important work, with ten of the contributing authors, including one of the book’s editors, affiliated with the institution at the time of publication.