Wildlife enthusiasts, nature buffs and, most importantly, puppy cam lovers are in for a treat when they see the latest in furry live streams: the 24-hour-a-day panda stream.
Philanthropic media organization Explore.org has launched the first HD video live stream of pandas, from the world's largest panda reserve in Ya'an City, China. The stream, which went live in early February, tracks some of the young pandas living at the facility, which works on species preservation and reintegration into the wild. The stream broadcasts live during the daytime and runs highlights at night (local time).
Charlie Annenberg Weingarten, director of Explore, hopes the broadcast will make people across the world fall in love with one of China's natural treasures.
"My belief is that if you see the natural world you live in, you will fall in love with it and want to become a better custodian for it," Weingarten told Mashable "We're hoping these cameras can bring people together in a global place. Hopefully these animals will do the heavy lifting for humanity."
Weingarten jokingly refers to the project as "panda diplomacy," a play off Richard Nixon's 1960s "ping pong diplomacy."
In the early phases, the cameras focus on four bears born in 2009 in two separate locations of the Ya'an Panda Base. Yaoman and Shenbing, two females, live in one house. Yaoxin, a female, and Lulin, a male, live in another. An additional feed, the "cubby cam," is planned to launch shortly, focusing on five 2-year-olds, who you can get to know in the below gallery.
Name Meaning: "pride"
Sex: Male
Birthday: August 1, 2010
Weight: 33.6kg
He a bit of a loner, and likes to stay by himself with little interaction with other pandas.
Images courtesy of Explore.
Name Meaning: "morning sun"
Sex: Male
Birthday: July 27, 2010
Weight: 33.6 kg
He has a very nice temperament and likes to eat carrots.
Images courtesy of Explore.
Name Meaning: "mountain"
Sex: Female
Birthday: August 1, 2010 (she is Au'au's twin sister.)
Weight: 31.8kg
She likes people, and enjoys people's company with a lively personality.
Images courtesy of Explore.
Name Meaning: "green mountain"
Sex: Male
Birthday: August 14, 2010
Weight: 31.9kg
He has a very nice temperament, and super sweet.
Images courtesy of Explore.
Name Meaning: "green mountain"
Sex: Male
Birthday: August 14, 2010
Weight: 31.9kg
He has a very nice temperament, and super sweet.
Images courtesy of Explore.
Name Meaning: "pride"
Sex: Male
Birthday: August 1, 2010
Weight: 33.6kg
He a bit of a loner, and likes to stay by himself with little interaction with other pandas.
Images courtesy of Explore.
Name Meaning: "morning sun"
Sex: Male
Birthday: July 27, 2010
Weight: 33.6 kg
He has a very nice temperament and likes to eat carrots.
Images courtesy of Explore.
Name Meaning: "mountain"
Sex: Female
Birthday: August 1, 2010 (she is Au'au's twin sister.)
Weight: 31.8kg
She likes people, and enjoys people's company with a lively personality.
Images courtesy of Explore.
Name Meaning: "green mountain"
Sex: Male
Birthday: August 14, 2010
Weight: 31.9kg
He has a very nice temperament, and super sweet.
Images courtesy of Explore.
Name Meaning: "green mountain"
Sex: Male
Birthday: August 14, 2010
Weight: 31.9kg
He has a very nice temperament, and super sweet.
Images courtesy of Explore.
Weingarten's interest in panda preservation stems from a trip to the Wolong Reserve in China, two years before a devastating 2008 earthquake that destroyed the facility. The panda reserve was wiped away by major rains, threatening the bamboo food supply. Weingarten connected with panda researchers during that trip who have helped him to launch the streams.
There are only about 1,300 pandas living on earth today, roughly 150 of which live on the Ya'an base.
Explore says the panda stream has the most action between 8 p.m and 7 a.m ET, during the daytime in China. The organization is streaming on its Endangered Animals Facebook Page between 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. ET each evening.
The panda stream is Explore's second Pearls of the Planet initiative showcasing endangered species. In November 2011, the organization broadcast the migration of polar bears in the arctic. One-quarter million hours were watched on Explore's site as well as thousands of additional hours on the National Geographic and CNN.
You can also watch live cameras of Beluga Whales at the Vancouver Aquarium, tropical fish at the Long Beach aquarium and sunsets in Santa Monica, Calif. on Explore.
Do you think live streams are a good way to get people around the world to care about the environment? Let us know what you think in the comments.
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