Wenshi Pan is an ecologist, conservation biologist, and Professor at Peking University. For the past 40 years, he has been studying 3 endangered endemic species of China, the Giant Panda, White-Headed Langur, and Chinese White Dolphin, to save them from extinction.
Devoted to life history and ecology, as well as its relationship to the biotic landscape and land use policy that impacts the survival of these keystone species, Prof. Pan continues to work with small, dedicated research teams to accomplish against insurmountable odds. He still gives lectures when he is 80 years old. He hopes to pass on his sense of obligation to nature and encourage the next generation to make a difference in nature conservation.
Prof. Pan authored 11 books and has 40-50 treatises published in various domestic and international journals including Nature and National Geographic. He is renowned for his academic achievements in researching the 3 near-extinct species and his Books such as “Pandas of Wolong”, “A Chance for Lasting Survival” and “Chinese White Dolphins of Qinzhou”.
Emeritus Professor of the School of Life Science, Peking University, China
Adjunct Researcher of the Smithsonian Institution
Director of the Zoological Society of China
Director of the Ecological Society of China
Honorary Professor of Zhuhai Institute of Technology, China
