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| History,current situation and prospects on nature reserves for giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in China |
| HU Jinchu,ZHANG Zejun ,WEI Fuwen |
| College of Life Sciences,China West Normal University,Nanchong 637002,China |
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Abstract The giant panda,a tribute to emperors in ancient China,is an endemic species and regarded as a modern national
treasure. Contributing to extensive illegal hunting,it has become endangered before liberation. During 1950s,Chinese
government initiated the establishment of nature reserves to conserve wildlife and their habitats,and in 1960s,five reserves,
including Wolong,Wanglang,Baihe,Labahe and Taibaishan,were established for the giant panda. Seven more
reserves were established in 1970s,based on the first national ground survey for the giant panda,and the reserves for the
species summed up to thirteen. The second national ground survey (1985 - 1988)indicated that the population of wild giant
pandas was decreased as much as 54% . In 1990s,the total of panda reserves was increased to 36,and by now,there
have been 63 reserves established to protect giant pandas and their habitats,covering about 85% of the remaining habitats
and 50% of individuals. The extant population was estimated about 2000,sparsely distributed in remote western mountane
ranges in China. Chinese government has developed many in-situ and ex-site conservation strategies to conserve the animal
by now. Giant pandas should deserve a promising future.
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