Wolong nature reserve embraces 18 pandas returning home
Giant pandas are one of the world's most endangered species. About 1,600 pandas live in the wild, mostly in the mountains of Sichuan, while more than 340 live in captivity.
A new giant panda base in southwest China's Sichuan Province opened Tuesday,30th Oct.,2012 with 18 animals returning home, four years after their old habitat was destroyed by a massive earthquake.
It marks the return of the first batch of giant pandas to the Wolong nature reserve since the magnitude-8.0 earthquake on May 12, 2008,when their habitat was severely damaged.
The new base, funded by the government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, can accommodate 59 giant pandas with a floor area of 19,845 square meters, according to authorities.
Apart from breeding, wild training and science education can be conducted at the base.
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