ZooParc de Beauval

Saint-Aignan, France

About ZooParc de Beauval

ZooParc de Beauval was founded by Françoise Delord in 1980. Beauval started as an ornithological park, until the arrival of the first large cats in 1989. Over 35 years later you can feel the passion for animals when you enter ZooParc de Beauval…

The Zoo is located in the Loir-et-Cher (41) department, in the heart of France.

Official website: www.zoobeauval.com

Giant pandas at ZooParc de Beauval

A young pair of giant pandas, Huan Huan & Yuan Zi, arrived on January 15, 2012.

The pandas are on a 10 year breeding loan from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

An amazing piece of China was build in France: ‘Sur les hauteurs de Chine’

Beautiful authentic Chinese objects were imported directly from Beijing and Shanghai to Saint-Aignan. The panda exhibit was opened to the public on February 18, 2012.

Current Giant Pandas

Previous giant pandas

Yuan Meng
Born: August 4, 2017
Place of birth: Saint-Aignan, France

Moved back to China on July 25, 2023.

Resident of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

Latest News

ZooParc de Beauval

Yuan Meng is almost ready for his public debut

2018-01-04

Yuang Meng, the first giant panda cub born in France, is 5 months old and weighs more than 10 kg. He crawls and walks around near mother Huan Huan, explores his environment and is almost ready for his public debut. The inside enclosure of Huan Huan at ZooParc de Beauval has been made panda cub-proof. […]

French President Emmanuel Macron celebrated his 40th birthday with pandas

2017-12-16

French President Emmanuel Macron came to ZooParc de Beauval with his family, to celebrate his 40th birthday, on Saturdat December 16, 2017. Brigitte Macron showed her godchild Yuan Meng to her husband. The Presidential family went on a tour through the zoo with the Delord family to see the beautifull park. La passion des animaux, […]

First panda cub born in France named Yuan Meng

2017-12-05

French first lady Brigitte Macron revealed the name of the first giant panda born in France on Monday. The decision fell on Yuan Meng which means “the realization of a wish” or “accomplishment of a dream”. The name was chosen by Chinese authorities. The wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Peng Liyuan, said in a […]

No baby panda In France in 2016

2016-07-05

Huan Huan, ZooParc de Beauval’s female giant panda, is not expecting a panda cub. Le doute de ces derniers jours est enfin levé : les résultats d’analyse de la progestérone -que nous venons de recevoir- montrent que l’hormone a chuté vendredi 1er juillet. Ce retour de la progestérone à un seuil infime signifie que l’accouchement […]

First Giant Panda Artificial Insemination in France

2016-03-30

Huan Huan surprised ZooParc de Beauval’s Panda Team by coming in heat in February. As attempts to mate naturally were unsuccessful an artificial insemination was carried out by an expert from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and the zoos staff. On February 19, 2016 Yuan Zi’s semen was collected and the team […]