Extinction Risks Remain High for Wild Pandas
Populations of giant pandas in the wild are more fragmented and isolated than they were 30 years ago and many continue to face a high risk of extinction despite recent gains in the species’ overall numbers, a new study by Chinese and American scientists finds.
Climate change, habitat loss and reduced breeding viability an inherent risk in small, remote populations where potential mates are few could pose a triple whammy for these animals, the research suggests.
Scientists need to find ways to restore connectivity between these populations or introduce new breeding animals into them, the study’s authors say.
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Brown giant panda caught on camera in China s Shaanxi
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28 May 2021, 02:06 GMT+10
XI AN, May 27 (Xinhua) A wild brown giant panda was caught on camera in the Qinling Mountains in northwest China s Shaanxi Province, the 10th time the extremely rare panda subspecies has been spotted in the area. According to the Shaanxi provincial administration of the Giant Panda National Park, the brown panda was captured by an infrared camera set up near the mouth of the Ta er River in Zhouzhi County at an altitude of 2,088 meters on April 16, and again by another camera in the same area at an altitude of 1,958 meters on April 30.
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BEIJING, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ This is a news report from China Daily:
While city folk flock to zoos or animal parks for a glimpse of wildlife, the threats posed by predators such as snow leopards, wolves and brown bears are a daily fact of life for 41-year-old forest ranger Zhao Hongshang in the Qilian Mountains in northwestern China s Qinghai province.
A herd of horses from a local farm gallop at the foot of the Qilian Mountains in Gansu province in May, 2020. [Photo by WANG CHAO FOR CHINA DAILY]
His base, Qiqing forest station, sits at an altitude of 2,900 meters and is the highest forest station in Qilian Mountain National Park－one of China s first 10 pilot national parks.
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BEIJING, May 7, 2021 This is a news report from China Daily:
While city folk flock to zoos or animal parks for a glimpse of wildlife, the threats posed by predators such as snow leopards, wolves and brown bears are a daily fact of life for 41-year-old forest ranger Zhao Hongshang in the Qilian Mountains in northwestern China s Qinghai province.
His base, Qiqing forest station, sits at an altitude of 2,900 meters and is the highest forest station in Qilian Mountain National Park－one of China s first 10 pilot national parks.
Work on the parks started in 2015, with the aim of further protecting local ecosystems and wildlife.