Two moms-to-be sent into the wild
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June 17, 2011, Friday
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RESEARCHERS released two pregnant giant pandas into a semi-wild environment near their breeding base in Sichuan Province yesterday, part of its program to help captive-bred pandas adapt to the wild.
Ying Ying and Su Lin were the second and third captive-bred pregnant pandas to be released into the semi-wild training ground, said a spokesman for the Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center.
The two were in separate areas in the Wolong Nature Reserve, he said.
Male cub Xiang Xiang was released into the wild in 2006, but was found dead 10 months later in a remote corner of the reserve, apparently having been attacked by pandas native to the area.
In July 2010, a pregnant Cao Cao was released into the reserve. A month later, she gave birth to Tao Tao, a male cub.
Both are healthy and had acquired the skills they would need to survive in the wild, said the spokesman. In February, the pair were transferred to a larger semi-wild area.
Researchers will release four more pregnant pandas into the semi-wild this year.
Ying Ying and Su Lin were the second and third captive-bred pregnant pandas to be released into the semi-wild training ground, said a spokesman for the Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center.
The two were in separate areas in the Wolong Nature Reserve, he said.
Male cub Xiang Xiang was released into the wild in 2006, but was found dead 10 months later in a remote corner of the reserve, apparently having been attacked by pandas native to the area.
In July 2010, a pregnant Cao Cao was released into the reserve. A month later, she gave birth to Tao Tao, a male cub.
Both are healthy and had acquired the skills they would need to survive in the wild, said the spokesman. In February, the pair were transferred to a larger semi-wild area.
Researchers will release four more pregnant pandas into the semi-wild this year.
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