Monday, April 10, 2006

WWF - Panda survey

WWF - Panda survey helps create new generation of conservationists: "Equipped with an electronic tracking device and a satellite positioning system, Li Xiang Feng and his colleagues covered over 23,000km2 in three years searching for signs of giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)."

"Back at the base, technicians reviewed and recorded all the information to form a national Geographic Information System (GIS) database on the extent of panda habitat."

"In his almost three years in the field, Li saw a panda only once. Pandas, shy and wary of humans, can smell people coming and quickly run away."

WWF's work on panda conservation

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