Pandas in the wild on the rise
Source: Xinhua |
December 18, 2011, Sunday
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FOREST conservation schemes have helped boost the number of wild giant pandas from 18 to 41 over the past decade in Xi'an, capital city of Shaanxi Province.
The increase is attributed to the pandas' improved reproduction and migration in surrounding areas, the city's bureau of forestry said.
According to a statement released by the forestry bureau, forest coverage in the city has increased from 384,100 hectares in 2000 to 454,760 hectares, representing a significant improvement to local ecology and protection of biodiversity.
Wild pandas in Xi'an belong to the Qinling subspecies. They live in the Qinling Mountains.
Most of the 1,600 pandas believed to exist in the wild are in southwestern China's Sichuan Province.
The increase is attributed to the pandas' improved reproduction and migration in surrounding areas, the city's bureau of forestry said.
According to a statement released by the forestry bureau, forest coverage in the city has increased from 384,100 hectares in 2000 to 454,760 hectares, representing a significant improvement to local ecology and protection of biodiversity.
Wild pandas in Xi'an belong to the Qinling subspecies. They live in the Qinling Mountains.
Most of the 1,600 pandas believed to exist in the wild are in southwestern China's Sichuan Province.
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