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Thursday, June 22, 2006

China Environmental News Digest: More Pandas in China Than First Thought [Anonymoused]

China Environmental News Digest: More Pandas in China Than First Thought [Anonymoused]:
http://china-environmental-news.blogspot.com/2006/06/more-pandas-in-china-than-first.html

"Scientists using DNA samples have doubled their estimates of the wild panda population in a nature sanctuary in China, a finding they say bodes well for the survival of the endangered species.

The researchers believe between 66 and 72 pandas are living in the Wanglang Nature Reserve _ more than twice the previous estimate of 32, said Wei Fumin, a zoologist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences."

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