It's A Pandaful Life! How China is saving the giant panda from extinction.
The Giant Panda has
long been famous as a symbol of conservation and wildlife protection.
China is now the only country where pandas still live in the wild. The
government has worked hard to prevent its national pride, this adorable
bamboo eating bear, from becoming extinct. It has put extensive
resources into restoring the pandas’ forest habitat and reintroducing
rescued animals to the wild.
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The
panda breeding centre in Chengdu employs highly qualified Chinese and
international specialists. The pandas live safely here and are provided
with conditions conducive to successful procreation and cubs are taken
care of to ensure they survive. Captive breeding programs are essential
if the giant panda population is to be sustained, birth rates in the
wild are dangerously low. 1963 saw the first ever panda cub to be born
in captivity. Now, up to 25 cubs are born each year at the Chengdu
Centre. Panda researchers and carers seek to develop the best diet for
their charges, protect them from parasites and raise cubs rejected by
their mothers. They also give Sex Ed classes and arrange romantic dates
for panda couples. They even claim to speak panda!
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All
that hard work eventually bore fruit. In September 2016, the Giant
Panda was taken off the endangered species list; a significant
achievement for the conservationists who have spent over half a century
saving the black and white wonder. It also offers hope to all animal
specialists who are working hard to conserve other critically endangered
animals. However, pandas are not completely out of the woods yet; they
still have to be able to breed in the woods without being killed by
poachers or losing their food to deforestation.
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