Beijing, China -- The most comprehensive survey of the giant panda population ever undertaken has found almost 1,600 pandas in the wild, nearly 50 percent more than were previously known to exist. The findings come from a four-year-long study of pandas and their habitat, done jointly by ...
Covering about 200,000 hectares, Wolong is home to one of the largest remaining giant panda populations in China. Thanks to rangers like Shi, the number of wild giant pandas in the reserve has increased from 104, according to the fourth national panda survey released in 2015, to 149, says ...
Giant pandas are no longer endangeredin the wild with a population of over 1800 outside the captivity, but they are still vulnerable. In the past, 62 nature reserves have been established to protect them. Where Can you see a Wild Panda? The chance to see a wild panda is very small even...
China will conduct a nationwide sample survey of population changes this year to accurately and promptly monitor the country's demographic development and provide basic information for its population policies, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday. From Oct. 10 to Nov. 30, selected ...
Good news for panda lovers all around the world. The number of wild pandas has grown fast in the past 10 years, according to a series of surveys by the Chinese government. On March 25, Shanxi province announced its fourth giant panda survey results. It shows that about 345 pandas are ...
Giant pandas mainly live in the mountains of northern Sichuan as well as southern Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. With improved habitats, the population of wild pandas has grown. A national survey released in February 2015 showed that as of the end of 2013, China had 1,864 wild pandas and 375...
The giant panda is an icon of conservation and survived a large-scale bamboo die off in the 1980s in China. Captive breeding programs have produced a large population in zoos and efforts continue to reintroduce those animals into the wil... Y Fei,R Hou,JR Spotila,... - 《Sci Rep》 ...
According to the newest field survey, China's wild giant panda population has grown to 1,864 from 1,114 in the 1970s-1980s, and the country has established 67 giant panda nature reserves, Yang Chao, director of the wildlife protection department of the National Forestry and Grassland Administ...
A recent survey in Sichuan province concluded that the deadly May 12 tremor did not lead to significant fatalities in the panda population, the Chengdu Evening News said. "The panda has a strong capacity to adapt, we have not found any cases of pandas dying because of the earthquake," the...
A recent survey in Sichuan province concluded that the deadly May 12 tremor did not lead to significant fatalities in the panda population, the Chengdu Evening News said. "The panda has a strong capacity to adapt, we have not found any cases of pandas dying because of the earthquake," the...