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GiantPandaGlobal.com is a website that contains historical facts, visitor information and news about the giant pandas around the world. The Giant Panda-encyclopedia’s mission is to spread the word about giant panda conservation.

GiantPandaGlobal.com was founded by Jeroen Jacobs.
The first edition of the website went online on October 15, 2000, as "My Giant Panda Page".
From 2007 until 2015 you could find all the panda information on GiantPandaZoo.com and the current concept by the name of GiantPandaGlobal.com was launched in 2016.
For the 25th anniversary of the website, a major update was published in 2025.

Jeroen Jacobs was born on November 6, 1985 in Antwerp, Belgium.

His giant panda story started when 2 giant pandas, Wan Wan & Xi Xi, visited his home town Antwerp in the Summer of 1987. As so many people around the world, he became fascinated by these black and white bears on loan from China. Many visits to the Zoo van Antwerpen were the start of a passion for pandas.

5 years after the panda loan to Belgium, Jeroen and his family made their first panda vacation trip.
They visited Yen Yen at the Zoo de Vincennes in Paris, France on April 12, 1992. This was the start of his many panda travels.

Jeroen has visited and photographed giant pandas at the following locations:

• Zoo van Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium (1987),
• Zoo de Vincennes, Paris, France (1992, 1995, 1996, 1998),
• London Zoo, London, United Kingdom (1993),
• Zoo Madrid, Madrid, Spain (1994, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025),
• Zoo Berlin, Berlin, Germany (1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025),
• Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Washington D.C., U.S.A. (1996, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023),
• Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico (1996, 1997, 2018, 2023),
• San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. (1999, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2025),
• Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. (2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024),
• Tiergarten Schönbrunn / Zoo Vienna, Vienna, Austria (2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025),
• Memphis Zoo, Memphis, TN, U.S.A. (2005, 2009, 2017, 2022, 2023),
• Ueno Zoo, Tokyo, Japan (2007, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025),
• Kobe Oji Zoo, Kobe, Japan (2007, 2018),
• Adventure World, Nanki-Shirahama, Japan (2007, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2025),
• Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025),
• Chengdu Zoo, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025),
• Ya’an Base of CCRCGP, Bi Feng Xia, Sichuan Province, China (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025),
• Beijing Zoo, Beijing, Beijing Municipalitie, China (2011, 2019, 2024, 2025),
• Changsha Ecological Zoo, Changsha, Hunan Province, China (2011)
• Chongqing Zoo, Chongqing, Chongqing Municipalitie, China (2011, 2012, 2014, 2023, 2024),
• RZSS Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023),
• Charles De Gaulle Roissy Airport, Paris, France (2012),
• ZooParc de Beauval, Saint-Aignan, France (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025),
• Ocean Park Hong Kong, Aberdeen, Hong Kong SAR, China (2012, 2015, 2016, 2024, 2025),
• Parque de Seac Pai Van, Coloane, Macau SAR, China (2012, 2025),
• Chimelong Safari Park, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China (2012, 2015, 2016, 2025),
• Guangzhou Zoo, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China (2012, 2015),
• Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China (2012),
• Chengdu Field Research Centre for Giant Pandas CRBGPB, Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, China (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024),
• Mandai River Wonders, Singapore (2013, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023),
• Chiang Mai Zoo, Chiang Mai, Thailand (2013),
• Panda Paradise, Langzhong, Sichuan Province, China (2013),
• Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018),
• Du Jiang Yan Base of CCRCGP, Du Jiang Yan, Sichuan Province, China (2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025),
• Brussels Airport, Brussels, Belgium (2014),
• Pairi Daiza, Cambron-Casteau, Belgium (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025),
• Zoo Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023),
• Adelaide Zoo, Adelaide, SA, Australia (2014, 2020, 2024),
• Taipei Zoo, Taipei, China (2014),
• Fuzhou Panda World, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China (2014, 2015),
• Shenzhen Safari Park, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China (2015),
• Hangzhou Zoo, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China (2015, 2025),
• Hangzhou Safari Park, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China (2015),
• Dalian Forest Zoo, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China (2015),
• Shanghai Zoo, Shanghai, Shanghai Municipalitie, China (2015, 2025),
• Shanghai Wild Animal Park, Shanghai, Shanghai Municipalitie, China (2015, 2016),
• Everland, Yongin, South Korea (2016, 2022, 2024, 2025),
• Geng Da Base of CCRCGP, Wolong, Sichuan Province, China (2016, 2018, 2023, 2024),
• He Tao Ping Base of CCRCGP, Wolong, Sichuan Province, China (2016, 2018),
• Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen, Rhenen, the Netherlands (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025),
• Ähtäri Zoo, Ähtäri, Finland (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024),
• Taman Safari Indonesia, Bogor, Indonesia (2018)
• Calgary Zoo, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (2018)
• Giant Panda Culture Publicity & Education Center Baoxing, Dengchigou, Sichuan Province, China (2019),
• Københavns Lufthavne Kastrup, Copenhagen, Denmark (2019),
• Zoo København, Copenhagen, Denmark (2019, 2023),
• Moscow Zoo, Moscow, Russia (2020),
• Panda House, Al Khor, Qatar (2022, 2024),
• Research Center for the Qinling Giant Panda, Shaanxi Province, China (2023, 2025),
• Xi'an Qinling Wildlife Park, Shaanxi Province, China (2024),
• Foping Panda Valley, Shaanxi Province, China (2024),
• Qinling Giant Panda Foping Rescue Breeding Base, Shaanxi Province, China (2024),
• Tangshan Zoo, Tangshan, Hebei Province, China (2025),
• Tianjin Zoo, Tianjin, Tianjin Municipalitie, China (2025),
• Guanghe Valley Tourist Resort, Tianjin, Tianjin Municipalitie, China (2025),
• Cangzhou Zoo, Cangzhou, Hebei Province, China (2025),
• Shijiazhuang Zoo, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China (2025),
• Aibao Safari Park, Baoding, Hebei Province, China (2025),
• All Love Park Animal Kingdom, Dezhou, Shandong Province, China (2025),
• Wild World Jinan, Jinan, Shandong Province, China (2025),
• Jinan Zoo, Jinan, Shandong Province, China (2025),
• Ningbo Wildlife Park, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China (2025),
• Changyu Dongtian Panda Pavilion, Wenling, Zhejiang Province, China (2025),
• Wenzhou Zoo, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China (2025),
• China Bamboo Expo Park, Anji, Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China (2025),
• Tianmu Lake Nanshan Bamboo Sea Scenic Spot, Liyang, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China (2025),
• Yancheng Safari Park, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China (2025),
• Ziqing Lake Safari Park, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China (2025),
• Yangzhou Expo Park, Yizheng, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China (2025),
• Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China (2025),
• Yangzhou Zoo, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China (2025),
• Yancheng Dafeng Port Zoo, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China (2025),
• Nantong Forest Safari Park, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China (2025),
• Wuxi Zoo and Taihu Lake Amusement Park, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China (2025),
• Suzhou Taihu Lake National Wetland Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China (2025).

Jeroen wants to send this message to all panda fans around the world:
Without the great work of panda experts over the past 40 years, there was a possibility that there would be no more giant pandas today… It is very important for our planet that we don’t lose this amazing animal. I think we all should try to support the important panda conservation work in China. They do great work and it looks like the world became a little better for the giant panda. But we cannot forget that there is still much work to do… and that habitat protection is very important for our planet. Let’s all try to Make a Difference in Panda Conservation!