The name of second giant
panda born in Malaysia was finally revealed today as 'Yi Yi'.
A framework for evaluating the effects of human factors on wildlife habitat: the case of giant
pandas. Conserv.
In 2008, Taipei welcomed two
pandas, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, as gifts to Taipei Zoo shortly after former President Ma Ying-jeou assumed the presidency.
An eight-year-old girl fell into a
panda enclosure at a zoo in southwest China on Saturday, causing panic.
Ancient
pandas most likely had a varied diet, similar to that of other mammalian species that lived alongside them.
The problem is that whatever the approach, the release of
pandas can prove physically dangerous (for the
pandas) and politically delicate (for the humans), since the public reacts with outrage to any sort of
panda suffering or fatalities.
The park will cover three times the area of Yellowstone National Park in the US, with major ecological projects including construction of reserves, ex-situ protection and release of giant
pandas to the wild, focused on solving the problems of fragmented habitats and isolated genes.
Being quite small in size compared to the giant
panda, the red
panda is also referred to as the lesser
panda.
While the story of the
panda is a success for conservation efforts, the IUC has cautioned that we cannot afford to become complacent about the rebound in population of the
pandas.
At the Smithsonian center, Freeman and her colleagues study the
pandas in captivity.
Reserve manager Yuan Fengxiao said, "In the past, even our staff seldom saw wild
pandas, but the infrared cameras have helped us record many valuable images of the animals."
