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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Chengdu, November 4 (Xinhua) — China has opened a new giant panda base in southwest China's Sichuan Province to boost panda conservation and breeding efforts, as well as research and international cooperation. This brings the total number of bases operated by the China Center for the Protection and Research of the Giant Panda to five.
As part of China's broader efforts to protect ecosystems and biodiversity, a new base began trial operations after 13 pandas were transferred there on Tuesday. The base, which covers approximately 120 hectares in Mianyang City, is expected to open to visitors next year once the animals have adapted to their new home.
"The pandas are a little tense in their new environment, but overall, they're doing well," noted Huang Zhi, who leads the management and operations subgroup of the Mianyang base's preparatory work group. To help the giant pandas adapt safely to their new surroundings, the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas has dispatched experienced caretakers and veterinarians to the base.
According to the fourth national survey of giant pandas, Mianyang is home to 418 wild pandas, accounting for 22.4 percent of the country's total wild panda population. Mianyang has the highest number of wild pandas among all urban areas in China.
Since the 1980s, the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center has successfully addressed key issues with captive breeding, allowing the panda population to increase from 6 individuals in 1983 to more than 380 today. –0–
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