On Tuesday, September 14, 1999, the St. Louis Zoo is hosting a private lecture about the St. Louis Zoo's participation in research on China's Endangered Giant Pandas.  The lecture is presented by Dr. Eric Miller (upper left), DVM, Dipl. ACZM, Director of Animal Health and Conservation and hosted by Charles H. Hoessle (upper right), Director of the St. Louis Zoo.  Dr. Fred Chu (right), a member of the St. Louis Zoo Friends Board of Directors, and Mr. Ken Yeung from St. Louis Chinese community, discussed China's giant pandas with Dr. Miller after the lecture.

With its round face, teardrop-shaped eye patches and roly-poly appearance, the giant panda is one of the most recognized and beloved creatures on earth.  It is also one of the most endangered.   Historically, the giant panda population may have numbered as many as 100,000 individuals.  Today, however, estimated range from 800 to 1,200, scattered across 30 different wild areas.  Approximately 120 giant pandas exist in captivity, the majority of those in Chinese zoos and research centers.

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