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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center

Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center stories: 7 news summaries

 Chinese Pandas 
 to Head Home 
 After Quake 
 Fixup 

Rare animals will return to Sichuan preserve by 2012

Sep 21, 09 6:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sixty giant pandas displaced after a massive earthquake rocked China last year will head home to their nature preserve, reports Xinhua. China is pouring $55 million into rebuilding the endangered animals' Sichuan Province base that previously housed 63 pandas. One died in the quake, one went missing, and one died... More »

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Sichuan province • Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center • China earthquake • giant pandas

Beijing Bids Adieu to
Visiting Pandas

They shift to a Sichuan reserve while their damaged home is rebuilt

Mar 23, 09 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Beijing's "Olympic pandas"—which drew 2 million fans during their 10-month stay in the city's zoo—have been returned to Sichuan Province, Xinhua reports. Their original habitat was damaged in last May's earthquake, so the pack of eight will reside in a panda reserve for now. Several will... More »

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China • pandas • Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center • giant pandas • Beijing Zoo

 Quake Pandas Delight Beijing 

Olympic bears take up residence in city's zoo

Jun 6, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eight giant pandas shaken by last month's earthquake made their first appearance at the Beijing Zoo yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reports. Huge crowds visited the pandas, who seemed none the worse for wear from the move, planned before the quake to coincide with the Olympics. The zoo expects daily... More »

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Beijing • zoo • panda • quake • earthquake • animal • Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center • China earthquake

 Quake-Rattled Pandas
 Get Hugs, Bamboo 

Bears recovering with help from keepers

Jun 3, 08 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zookeepers are helping pandas traumatized by the Sichuan earthquake get back to normal with hugs and games, the Guardian reports. Eight young pandas have been sent to Beijing Zoo and 47 more remain at the Wolong reserve, where the deputy chief said the animals' appetites are back to normal, but... More »

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endangered species • panda • zookeeper • pandas • Sichuan province • Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center • China earthquake • giant pandas

 Six Pandas Moved 
 From Rattled Reserve 

Damaged shelters and little food prompt transfer

May 23, 08 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six hungry pandas have been transferred to a new reserve in southwest China in the wake of the region's massive earthquake, AFP reports. Their shelters damaged and food scarce, the giant pandas were moved from the renowned Wolong breeding center; eight others will be sent to Beijing tomorrow ahead of... More »

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China • endangered species • earthquake • Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center • giant pandas

 3 Pandas Missing in Quake 

China flying food to more than 80 bears at reserve

May 19, 08 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three giant pandas are missing from the famed Wolong panda reserve that was hit by the magnitude 7.9 earthquake last week in China, AFP reports. Emergency supplies of bamboo—the panda's staple—and apples are being flown into the area to help save the endangered animals. More than 80... More »

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China • Taiwan • earthquake • Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center • giant pandas • Tuan Tuan • Yuan Yuan

 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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