Female panda is 4th captive-bred released to wild
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A FEMALE giant panda yesterday became the fourth captive-bred panda to be released into the wild.
Xue Xue was born in August 2012 in Sichuan Wolong Hetaoping Wild Training Base in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Two years of training at the base have taught Xue Xue to search for food and water while avoiding predators in the Liziping Nature Reserve.
Giant pandas are one of the world’s most endangered species. About 1,600 of the animals live in the wild, mostly in the mountains of Sichuan, while more than 300 live in captivity.
China started sending captive-bred pandas into the wild in 2006 when a male, Xiang Xiang, was released. However, he died after fighting other pandas.
In 2012, Tao Tao, a male, was successfully released in the Liziping Nature Reserve. In 2013, Zhang Xiang became China’s first artificially-bred female giant panda to be released.
“This release is different, as Xue Xue’s parents are captive-bred giant pandas, which shows that our wild training has improved,” said Zhang Hemin, director of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda of Wolong.
A 2-year-old female panda, Xin Yuan, is set for release in November.
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