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 The giant
panda is an endangered species whose childlike
charms have captivated so many people. Nicknamed
“living fossil” and “national treasure,” it is the
mascot of the World Wildlife Foundation. Sichuan is
a natural habitat of the giant panda, and 85 percent
of the 1,000 or so giant pandas living in this world
are found in Sichuan, which is the site of all but
two of China’s 18 giant panda nature reserves. A
giant panda breeding and research center is in
northeast Chengdu, and the World Wildlife Foundation
has founded its Giant Panda Research Centre in
Wolong Giant Panda Reserve, 136 km from Chengdu. |
