The current number of giant pandas in China? The answer will be revealed next year. Recently, this reporter learned from the Wanglang Nature Reserve, China's giant panda resource survey will be the fourth in the Wanglang Nature Reserve in June the first start.
The survey will cover the number of giant pandas, giant panda habitat change and other content, and the establishment of artificial populations of captive giant panda lineage. Survey in addition to continuing a "bite", that is, through a different panda bamboo stool undigested fiber to estimate the number of other traditional methods, will also be important to carry out dna detection region, so that more accurate census data. Start the census Wanglang Nature Reserve, will expedite the development of screening programs, and open in the country, the census is expected to end within a year.
It is reported that China has conducted three giant pandas resources survey, the third census results show that China's giant panda 1596, of which 1206 live in Sichuan. Source: Sichuan Daily