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Pandas 'need more protection'

CHENGDU: Authorities here in the capital of Sichuan Province, a home of the giant panda, are seeking to introduce the world's first law that is specifically geared to the protection of the endangered bears. The city's forestry and garden ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sat, Nov 24 2007

see also:

18 Nov 08 visit Giant Panda at Chengdu  »  YouTube videoGiant Pandas werent that slow, see how they climbed up the tree at Chengdu Giant Panda Nursery & Research Centre, Sichuan Province, SW China.
26 May 08 visit Wolong pandas start life anew in Beijing  »  People's Daily Giant pandas from quake-hit Wolong of southwest China's Sichuan Province have started their new lives in the capital city of Beijing. All of the eight pandas from the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center, near the May 12 ...
13 May 08 visit Cubs are safe  »  Shanghai Daily THE 86 giant pandas raised at the China Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center, near the earthquake's epicenter, are all safe and well, the State Forestry Administration said yesterday. All the panda...
20 Apr 08 visit A giant step for pandas  »  Shanghai Daily CONSTRUCTION has begun on the world's largest giant panda breeding center at a major habitat in Sichuan Province amid efforts to increase the population of the endangered animals. Set in Gengda Town of Wolong...
19 Dec 07 visit Panda killings probe under way  »  Shanghai Daily CHINA'S top wildlife authority has sent a team to cooperate with police departments after reports said that giant pandas were being killed for sale in Sichuan Province. "We have asked forestry police authorities in Chongqing Municipality and Sichuan to...
24 Oct 08 visit Pandas settled in "second home"  »  People's Daily Two giant pandas arrived at Anji County in China's eastern Zhejiang Province late on Wednesday, to settle in their second home. Leshan and Zhenda, two male pandas, both 2.5 years old, were moved from the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research...

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