Zhang Zejun

Zhang Zejun

Zhang Zejun, male, born in September 1972, Ph.D., researcher and master supervisor of Institute of rare animals and plants and School of life sciences of West China Normal University; director of Chinese society of mammals; member of species survival Committee of IUCN (at present, there are only 10 people in the world who enjoy this honor, Zhang Zejun is the youngest giant panda expert of IUCN); bear expert of IUCN Member of the group, member of the international bear research and Management Association, member of the giant panda protection and management expert group of the wildlife protection and Nature Reserve Management Department of the State Forestry Administration, and editorial board member of the national giant panda protection project plan (2010-2020). Ministry of education "new century talents support plan" was selected.

At present, he is vice president of West China Normal University, director of scientific research department, and director of Key Laboratory of Southwest wildlife resources protection, Ministry of education.

educational background

July 2005, doctor of science, Institute of zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

MS, School of life sciences, West China Normal University, July 1999

July 1996 Bachelor of science, School of life sciences, West China Normal University

work experience

2005.10-2007.10: postdoctoral research, visiting scholar, San Diego zoological Association (sandiegocres Research Center), USA;

July 1999 to July 2002: teacher, School of life sciences, West China Normal University

January 2020 -- director of scientific research department of West China Normal University, director of Key Laboratory of Southwest wildlife resources protection, Ministry of Education

In August 2020, he will be vice president of West China Normal University

Appointment and removal information

On July 30, 2020, the Organization Department of Sichuan provincial Party committee issued the pre appointment announcement of cadres, intending to be the deputy of provincial universities.

On August 24, 2020, Sichuan Provincial People's government decided to appoint Zhang Zejun as vice president of West China Normal University (one year's probation)

Research topics

1. The utilization of Foping giant panda's litter hole and the development model of mother infant relationship during the life of the litter hole (National Natural Science Foundation of China);

2. Has the population of wild giant panda reached the environmental capacity? -Food habits, foraging strategies and habitat selection of giant pandas in Foping Nature Reserve (NSFC);

3. The spatial scale in the habitat selection of giant panda and its utilization (Sichuan outstanding youth fund);

4. Survey on distribution, relative abundance and threatened factors of microzoobenthos in Baoxing county (WWF species project)

research field

He is mainly engaged in the behavioral ecology and conservation biology of endangered species

Species spatial distribution pattern and its causes;

The behavioral response mechanism of species under environmental stress and its ecological and evolutionary consequences;

Reproductive ecology of endangered species;

In situ and ex situ conservation: development and effectiveness evaluation of conservation measures

Award honor

In 2005, he was employed by Sichuan Provincial Department of construction as the world natural heritage site application expert of Qionglai mountain giant panda habitat;

First prize of the 9th Natural Science excellent academic paper award of Shaanxi Province in 2006;

The third prize of Sichuan Science and Technology Progress Award in 2006;

In 2007, he was awarded as "outstanding young ecologist" at the Fourth National Symposium on wildlife ecology and resource protection;

In 2009, 36 year old Zhang Zejun accepted

World Conservation Union

(IUCN) invited to become the organization's youngest giant panda expert. Only 10 people in the world enjoy this honor.

In 2011, he won the 11th Sichuan Youth Science and technology award.

In 2011, he was selected into the "Ministry of education's new century talents support plan"

Some papers published in recent 5 years

1.Whatdeterminesselectionandabandonmentofaforagingpatchbywildgiantpandas(Ailuropodamelanoleuca)inwinter?EnvironSciPollutRes,2009,16:79-84.

2.Foodhabitsandspace-useofredpandasAilurusfulgensintheFengtongzhaiNatureReserve,

China:foodeffectsandbehavioralresponses.ActaTheriologica ,2009,54(3):225-234.

3.Factorspredictingdenuseb ymaternalgiantpandas.JournalofWildlifeManagement ,

2007,71(8):2694-2698.

4.Isolationandcharacterizaionof12novelmicrosatellitelocifortheredpanda(Ailurusfulgens).

ConservationGenetics,2009,10:523-525.

5.Accuratepopulationsizeestimatesarevitalparametersforconservingthegiantpanda.

Ursus,2009,20(1):56-62.

6.Molecularanalysisofdi spersalingiantpandas.MolecularEcology ,2007,16:3792-3800.

7.WintermicrohabitatseparaionbetweengiantandredpandasinBashaniafaberibamboo

forestinFengt ongzhaiNatureReserve.JournalofWildlifeManagement ,70(1):231-235.

8.Microhabitatseparaionduringwinteramongsympatricgiantpandas,redpandasandtufted

deer:theeffectsofdiet ,bodysiz eandenergymetabolism.CanadianJournalofZoology ,82:1451-1458.

9.Geneticviabilityandpopulationhistoryofthegiantpanda,puttinganendtothe‘‘Evolutionary

DeadEnd’’?MolecularBiologyandEvolution,2007,24:1801–1810.

10.Molecularcensusingdoublesgiantpandapopulationestimateinakeynaturereserve.

CurrentBiology,2006,16:451-452.

11. The geographic differentiation of the skull characteristics of Apodemus agrarius among the four mountain systems in Western Sichuan. Acta Zoologica Sinica, 28 (4): 395-401;

12. Development trend and ecological habits of giant panda population in Foping Nature Reserve from long-term monitoring data. Acta Zoologica Sinica, 2008,28 (2): 174-179. (corresponding author)

13. Activity trace monitoring of six ungulates in Foping Nature Reserve. Acta Zoologica Sinica, 2008,28 (9): 4582-4588,

14. Discussion on the migration and release of captive giant pandas in the wild. Acta Zoologica Sinica, 22 (3): 292-299

15. Relationship between width, diameter and length of giant panda feces. Acta Zoologica Sinica, 25 (4): 351-354

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