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NEWS ABOUT: Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center

Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center stories: 3 news summaries

 Pandas Haven't 
 Bounced Back 
 From China Quake 

Sichuan disaster presents lasting difficulties for breeders

May 8, 09 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - China’s efforts to save the giant panda from extinction haven’t recovered from last year’s earthquake in Sichuan province, AFP reports. The temblor swallowed up whole groves of bamboo, causing a food shortage just as breeding centers, whose efforts have caused a recent panda “baby boom,”... More »

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breeding • panda • earthquake • Sichuan province • Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center • giant pandas • Chengdu • mating

 It's Raining
 Baby Pandas in China

Four born in 14 hours in Sichuan province

Jul 27, 08 4:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four giant pandas were born within 14 hours of each other at a Chinese breeding center over the weekend, giving a much-needed population boost to the endangered species. Nine-year-old Qiyuan gave birth to twins, and two other 8-year-old pandas each gave birth to a cub in Sichuan province, BBC reports.... More »

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endangered species • panda • animal • Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center • giant pandas

 Quake Carnage 
 Spares Pandas 

Disaster may threaten animals' food source

May 13, 08 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The residents of the panda preserves deep in the earthquake-ravaged area of China are OK, state media reported today. Keepers of the 86 bears at the Wolong facility, in Sichuan province, and the 60-plus animals at the nearby Chengdu center now must worry about infrastructure damage interrupting the pandas' food... More »

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China • panda • earthquake • Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center • Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center • China earthquake

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