Overview

• Zoo officials say the transfer is planned around November 25, 2025, with the pair headed to the Chengdu conservation center for a peaceful retirement.
• Both pandas are 17 and arrived in France in 2012, with the zoo noting that Huan Huan currently shows normal behavior and a good appetite under close medical monitoring.
• The early return was decided in consultation with Chinese authorities, and the journey is expected to take place under heavy police protection described as similar to heads of state.
• Their twin daughters, Huanlili and Yuandudu, born in 2021, will remain at Beauval at least until 2027 to continue public education on giant panda conservation.
• Beauval is organizing visitor tributes, including a mailbox for messages, as the director signals interest in talks to extend the panda partnership beyond 2027.