Let pandas die out: conservationistSeptember 23rd, 2009 LONDON - A British conservationist says pandas should be allowed to go extinct because they are extraordinarily expensive to keep going and may be surviving at the cost of other species and rainforests. Extinction is very much a part of life on earth.
Pandas relocated after massive quake to return to famous China reserve in 2012September 20th, 2009 Pandas to return to famous China reserve in 2012BEIJING — Sixty pandas relocated last year from a famous Chinese nature reserve after their breeding center was severely damaged by a massive earthquake will return home after repairs in 2012. The panda breeding center in the Wolong nature reserve in southwest China's Sichuan province is undergoing a 379 million yuan ($55 million) reconstruction expected to be completed by 2011, the official Xinhua News Agency said late Saturday.
5.9-magnitude quake rocks northwestern ChinaAugust 31st, 2009 XINING - An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale Monday jolted the Qinghai province in northwestern China, officials said. The quake occurred at 6.15 p.m.
China marks 140th anniversary of Giant Panda's discoveryAugust 15th, 2009 CHENGDU - Panda lovers Saturday set out for a hike in China's southwestern Sichuan province to retrace the steps of a French missionary who made the animal known to the West 140 years ago. Pere Jean Pierre Armand David, a French Catholic missionary, introduced the Giant Panda to the Western world after taking photographs of the animal in 1869 in Sichuan's Ya'an City.
Report: Pandas face uncertain future because of earthquake damage in SW ChinaJuly 27th, 2009 Pandas face uncertain future after China quakeBEIJING — About 35 pandas at a reserve in southwestern China face an uncertain future after nearly a quarter of their habitat was destroyed by last year's powerful earthquake that killed nearly 70,000 people, according to a study published Monday. Large parts of Sichuan province — where most of the world's remaining wild pandas live — were devastated by the massive May 12 earthquake, which sent landslides crashing into river valleys and leaving 5 million homeless.
Dog nurses abandoned panda cubs in northern ChinaJuly 16th, 2009 Dog wet nurse saves panda cubs in ChinaBEIJING — Two red panda cubs abandoned by their mother at birth are thriving at a northern China zoo thanks to milk and loving care from an unlikely surrogate mother — a dog, state media reported on Thursday. The cubs, born June 25, were abandoned immediately by their mother after giving birth in front of a crowd of visitors at the Taiyuan Zoo in northern China's Shanxi province, according to Ha Guojiang, a zoo employee quoted by the official Xinhua News Agency.
Over 300 injured in China quakeJuly 9th, 2009 KUNMING - More than 300 people were injured Thursday when a strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Yunnan province in southwest China, officials said. The injured were rushed to hospitals.
Hundreds injured by earthquake in southwestern ChinaJuly 9th, 2009 More than 300 injured by quake in ChinaBEIJING — State media says an earthquake has rocked southwestern China and injured at least 336 people. The Xinhua News Agency said the magnitude-6.0 quake in Yunnan province damaged some 2,700 homes on Thursday night.
LA zoo searches for simians to stay in $7M home after China pulls offer of rare golden monkeysJune 12th, 2009 LA zoo searches for new simians after monkey snubLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Zoo may have the nation's only monkey lair approved by a feng shui expert. There's only one problem: No monkeys.
China to build new panda breeding center after last year's quake leveled old habitatApril 19th, 2009 China to build new panda breeding centerBEIJING — China will begin building a new panda breeding center next month to replace a world-famous preserve badly damaged in last year's devastating earthquake in southwestern Sichuan province, state media reported Sunday. The new facility will be used for more than $200 million in projects to preserve the endangered species, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
China to construct new panda breeding base in SichuanApril 19th, 2009 CHENGDU - China has announced plans to construct a new breeding center for giant pandas around May to replace the former quake-leveled habitat in southwestern Sichuan Province. Xinhua, the official news agency quoted officials as saying that the new China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center will be located in the Huangcaoping area, about 10 kilometers from the former one.
China to start building new panda breeding center after last year's quake leveled old habitatApril 19th, 2009 China to start building new panda breeding baseBEIJING — China will break ground on a new panda breeding center next month to replace a world-famous preserve badly damaged in last year's massive earthquake in southwestern Sichuan province, state media reported Sunday. The new facility will host more than $200 million in projects to preserve the endangered species, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
Mild quake occurs in southwest China, no casualtyDecember 28th, 2008 CHENGDU - An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted southwest China Monday, but there were no reports of casualty, officials said. The quake hit Sichuan province at 2.18 p.m.
China quakes affect more than 95,000 peopleDecember 26th, 2008 KUNMING - More than 95,000 people have been affected by two earthquakes that struck Yunnan province of southwest China Friday, the provincial civil affairs administration said Saturday. A 4.3-magnitude quake hit Yiliang county in Kunming, the provincial capital, at about 2.19 a.m.
Signalling new ties, China sends two giant pandas to TaiwanDecember 22nd, 2008 TAIPEI/BEIJING - Two giant pandas given by China to Taiwan arrived in Taipei Tuesday amid huge public interest in the latest sign of improving ties between the two political rivals. The pandas, named Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, arrived on board a chartered EVA Air jet, following a three-hour flight from a panda reserve in China's Sichuan province.
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