One of the world’s most endangered species, native only to China, are the Giant pandas.
Only 1800 of them remain, with 200 in captivity. It is crucial that we preserve these beautiful animals, especially when you consider that a female panda on average only has about 7 baby pandas in her lifetime.
In April 2006, more than 40 years after the birth of the first panda in captivity, a 4-year old panda called Xiang Xiang was released into the wild. He is fitted with a radio collar so that scientists can track his movement.
Xiang Xiang, whose name means ’lucky’, is the first panda who was born in captivity to be set free. He was raised and trained to be a wild panda from the age of 2 at the Wolong Nature Reserve Panda Center (where more than half of the pandas in captivity live).
Xiang Xiang’s habitat training started in a five-acre space, and then upgraded to a much bigger space that was similar to a wild panda’s habitat. In that space he learned to build his home and eat bamboo, increasing his energy and improving his health. Xiang Xiang became more aggressive toward humans and began making noises similar to that of a wild panda.
The area around the Wolong Nature Reserve is the biggest giant-panda habitat in the world, so scientists are planning on working out how many more pandas can be released into the wild.
Xiang Xiang was released into the western end of the reserve, where he can possibly meet other wild pandas.
The question is whether he can make friends with them? If he can, then pandas will be released in up to ten different locations in the future, doubling the number of pandas in the wild by releasing 15 annually.
Conservationists hope that more pandas will be released into their natural habitat, but it has been shrinking due to widespread deforestation, which remains the biggest threat to pandas.
The Chinese government has decided to protect 28 natural areas, and set up centres like the Chengdu Research Base, which started with six pandas whose habitat was destroyed.
Presently it has 33, and they plan to release some of them in the future. It is important to breed pandas and release them, whilst also protecting their natural habitats. This is the only way they can survive.
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... of the world’s most endangered species. There are only about 1600 left in the wild and another 200 in captivity. The female panda has an average of only about 7 cubs (baby pandas) in her lifetime. This is why it is extremely important that we protect these beautiful animals. In April 2006. a four-year-old male panda called Xiang Xiang was released into the wild. He was the first panda bom in captivity to be set free. This was more than 40 years after the birth of the first giant panda in captivity. Xiang Xiang, whose name means lucky’, has a radio collar so scientists can follow his movements. When released, he barked like an angry dog and ran towards photographers before heading into the forest! Xiang Xiang began training to be a wild panda from the age of two. He was raised at the Panda Centre in the Wolong Nature Reserve where more than a hundred pandas live (more than half of the pandas in captivity!). Xiang Xiang’s habitat training began in a five acre open space. He later went to a much larger area that was more like a natural panda habitat. There, Xiang Xiang learned to build a place to live and to eat bamboo. He started to become aggressive towards humans and make noises like a wild panda. Also, his health improved and he began to have more energy. The area around the Wolong Nature Reserve is the largest giant panda habitat in the wortd. Scientists will work out how many more pandas can live in this area, then they will release that number into the wild. Xiang Xiang was released into the western end of the Wolong Nature Reserve. There, he may meet other pandas. However, will they befriend him or not? If they do, then in the future pandas will be released in eight or ten different locations. The plan is to double the number of pandas in the wild by releasing around 15 each year. Conservationists hope many more pandas like Xiang Xiang will be released back into their natural habitat. However, the giant panda’s habitat has been shrinking more and more due to deforestation for wood and farming. This is the greatest threat of all to pandas. For this reason, the Chinese government has decided to protect 28 natural areas. They have also set up centres like the Chengdu Research Base. This research base started with six pandas whose habitat had been destroyed. Today it has 33 and they plan to reintroduce some of them to the wild in the future. It is important to breed pandas and to release them into the wild. However, protecting their habitat is the most important step. This is the only way to make sure they survive.
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