LINE

Text:AAAPrint
Society

China has 422 captive giant pandas

1
2016-01-08 08:51Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping
A giant panda is seen at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 31, 2015. (Photo: Xinhua/Xu Yubin)

A giant panda is seen at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 31, 2015. (Photo: Xinhua/Xu Yubin)

China now has 422 giant pandas bred and living in captivity with a survival rate of about 88 percent, the State Forestry Administration (SFA) said Thursday.

In 2015, 43 cubs were born in captivity and 40 survived with 28 being twins, according to an SFA statement.

The country aims to increase the captive giant pandas population to 500 by 2020.

"The captive panda population enriches the gene pool, helping the species," said the statement.

A total of 1,864 giant pandas live in the wild in China. The country has 67 panda sanctuaries, covering 53.8 percent of their habitat and 66.8 percent of the wild population.h In the last five years, four giant pandas were successfully reintroduced into the wild. The SFA said the reintroduction will continue.

  

Related news

MorePhoto

Most popular in 24h

MoreTop news

MoreVideo

News
Politics
Business
Society
Culture
Military
Sci-tech
Entertainment
Sports
Odd
Features
Biz
Economy
Travel
Travel News
Travel Types
Events
Food
Hotel
Bar & Club
Architecture
Gallery
Photo
CNS Photo
Video
Video
Learning Chinese
Learn About China
Social Chinese
Business Chinese
Buzz Words
Bilingual
Resources
ECNS Wire
Special Coverage
Infographics
Voices
LINE
Back to top Links | About Us | Jobs | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Copyright ©1999-2018 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.