Donations in Action

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Pandas International is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit corporation approved by the United States Internal
Revenue Service. All donations are tax deductible.
Through the support of our members, Pandas International has been able to provide a wide
variety of medical equipment and supplies to the Panda Reserves including:

Annual Supplies
 1,000 kilos of Esbilac milk formula for the hand raised cubs
 Ketamine Anesthetic
 Antiserum and hormonal reagents used in artificial insemination
 Enzyme Immunoassay Reagents for testing female pandas
 Embryo Culture Medium
 Hospital supplies: syringes, worming paste, IV catheters, nipples and baby bottles

Medical Equipment
 A Mindray Blood Chemistry Analyzer with stand, accessories, etc.
 Multiple incubators for hand raising newborn pandas
 Sony High Definition cameras for monitoring pregnant mothers and newborn cubs
 Multiple VetScans for blood serum analysis and the necessary rotors
 Medonic Hematology Analyzer
 VetLab Urine Analyzer
 Fertility equipment necessary for artificial insemination
 Ground scales to weigh the pandas, both adults and young
 Air-piped anesthesia gun and long distance immobilization device
 Oximeters to measure oxygen and companion printers to record the results
 Nellcor blood oxygen monitors
 Laryngoscopes & Stethoscopes
 Electronic thermometers with disposable covers
 Two new laboratory quality freezers for storing panda semen

Emergency Earthquake Support

Following the 2008 earthquake, Pandas International’s mission had to broaden: the pandas
needed the staff, the staff needed the locals of Wolong and they all needed help and supplies. The
earthquake obviously damaged all the electrical equipment. Immediately following the earthquake,
Pandas International provided:
 6,000 pounds of medicines purchased in Northern China and shipped to Wolong
 150 sleeping bags
 Bags of rice and dried vegetables
 10 Dell Computers
 1 Panasonic Copier
 2 Brother Tel Copiers
 Two new incubators
Adoption

Money from panda adoptions provides direct funds for the ongoing care at the Panda Centers.
Adoptions through Pandas International are world wide including the USA, Australia, United Kingdom,
Canada, China, and Malaysia.

Education Program
Pandas International continually works to inform and educate the public regarding the
preservation and propagation of the Giant Panda.
Pandas International understands that the future of the panda is in the hands of the next
generation and has learned that children make the best ambassadors for the pandas. The more children
know about an endangered species, specifically pandas, the more likely they are to care about them now
and as an adult.

Bamboo Project
Pandas International has been asked by the China Conservation and Research Center for the
Giant Panda (CCRCGP) to spearhead a drive to replant the bamboo destroyed by the earthquake. The
planting and harvesting will be done by local farmers who will benefit economically from the project. A
recent study by the Chinese Academy of Science has found through the use of satellite images that in
the specific area studied, 354 square kilometers, 23% of the panda's habitat was "converted to bare
land." Lead author, Weihua Xu, also believes that "about 60% of the Giant Panda population was
affected to some extent."
The CCRCGP scientists, with the aid of transferred, experienced Wolong farmers, will begin
growing, transplanting, and caring for thousands of bamboo seedlings throughout areas near Gengda
Town. As the three species of bamboo mature and spread, both wild and captive Pandas will again have
plentiful nourishment. The cost to replant on acre of bamboo is approximately $ 4,500.00 USD.

Pandas International
Please contact us if you have any specific questions about donating to Pandas International or if
you would like to designate how your funds should be used.
Pandas International also accepts donations of equipment and supplies for the Panda Centers.
We gladly accept Silent Auction Items for our annual Chinese Dinner Fundraiser and other in-kind
donations. Please contact us if you have questions about in-kind donations.

Our Credentials
We are incorporated in the State of Colorado so you can check with the Secretary of State's
office. Click on "Charitable Organization Search" and enter "Pandas International."

We are registered with GuideStar, which is a national data base of nonprofit organizations. You
can check on their web site. Search for "Pandas International."
Alternately, you can contact GuideStar by writing to:
4801 Courthouse Street, Suite 220 Williamsburg, VA 23188 (757) 229-4631
We are certified by Independent Charities of America (ICA) and the
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). If you are a federal employee you can
find us on ICA's web site. Click on " Local or Regional Charities", and under
key word enter "pandas."

We are also registered with the following organizations

Network for Good
First Giving(add link http://www.firstgiving.com/)
GivingFirst (add link http://givingfirst.org/)