How much does it cost to get a panda?

The costs to care for a panda, according to Pandas International, is close to $10,000+ per year. Pandas, on average, eat 25 to 35 pounds of bamboo per day. CNN Money says the costs are closer to $100,000 per year for two pandas if they ate organic bamboo shoots. read more

When the pair arrived in 2011, it cost around £70,000 a year to import fresh shoots from France, but this has risen to £100,000, said [the zoo's Director of Pandas, Iain] Valentine. To offset the costs, the zoo has now planted 3,000 clumps. read more

The cost to care for a panda for one year is approximately $10,000. Your symbolic adoption provides critical funds for the pandas at the Hetaoping, Gengda, Dujiangyan and Bifengxia Panda Centers. Your adoption covers the cost of veterinary care, medicine and vitamins, the pandas’ daily meals (panda bread, carrots, apples, and lots of bamboo!) and the cost of the pandas’ caretaker staff. read more