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Construction of the planned Giant Panda National Park took a step forward as the Sichuan provincial government has secured funding of at least 10 billion yuan ($1.58 billion) in the next five years.
China plans to invest at least 10 billion yuan ($1.58 billion) in five years to build a Giant Panda National Park to help the endangered animals mingle and enrich their gene pool.
The Sichuan branch of Bank of China plans to offer a loan of at least 10 billion yuan (1.57 billion U.S. dollars) to help poor people living in areas to be included in a planned national park for giant pandas.
A giant panda that received stomach surgery in east China's Zhejiang Province is in critical condition four days after the delicate operation, which was the first of its kind in the world.
Veterinarians are keeping a close eye on a giant panda that received surgery for a serious stomach issue in east China's Zhejiang Province.
The new home of Chinese giant pandas Huabao and Jinbaobao in central Finland officially opened to public on Saturday following a two-and-half-week trial period.
Eimei, a 26-year-old male panda from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province, has won a top animal award in Japan.
Giant panda Yongming has been awarded Japan's animal grand prize by the Japan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA), according to Chengdu Research Base for Giant Pandas in Sichuan.
After a month of careful nursing, an Asian black bear that was rescued by wild animal protection volunteers and police in Tieli, Heilongjiang province, is recovering well at the Heilongjiang Endangered Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center and will be sent to the Yabuli giant panda habitat at Yabuli Ski Resort in the province next week.
A study has shed new light on how bamboo, a highly fibrous plant, provides energy for giant pandas, which have a digestive tract similar to carnivores.
