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Panda in the treetopsSustainabilityClimate ChangeConservation
YOUR ADOPTION UPDATE
My pandasPandas in numbers
4-7 YEARSFemale pandas start breeding from four to seven years old
1 MILLIONGiant pandas share their habitat with over one million people living in nearly 200 towns
20%The Qinling mountains are home to nearly 20% of the wild panda population, Minshan has nearly 45% and Qionglai has nearly 30%
85-125KGMale giant pandas weigh between 85 and 125 kilos
Page 5
mY pandas neWs
HURRY UP, SLOWCOACH!Exasperated mums often chivvy their children along, and it seems life for a mother panda is no different!
We were thrilled to receive some extremely rare and exciting camera trap footage from Sichuan’s Anzihe Nature Reserve. It reveals a female panda running out of patience with her cheeky cub.
The film shows the female walking through the forest, closely followed by her adorable baby. She’s in a rush, but the cub has other ideas. Just like a naughty toddler, it plonks down for a rest.
Unfortunately, mum’s in no mood for any nonsense. She grabs the cub by the scruff of its neck and hurries it on its way. Females often carry their cubs like this, so other than being in mum’s bad books, no harm will have come to the little one.
Contrary cub
Inspiring sightFunds raised through panda adoptions like yours helped pay for the camera traps in Anzihe, and in eight other nature reserves where we’re helping to monitor pandas in this part of China. Seeing the mother and her baby is really heartening because it shows that the pandas are reproducing. Thank you.
adoption funds help support panda monitoring
Watch with mother Find out more about the female panda and her cheeky cub, and watch footage of their comical capers at:
wwf.org.uk/pandacub
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name: the giant pandas of the Qinling mountains
species: giant panda
location: taibai county of shaanxi province, central china
project location
Qinling mountains
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By adopting Qinling’s giant pandas, you’re playing an important role in helping to protect all pandas. Your adoption funds vital programmes such as monitoring the pandas, increasing and extending protected panda habitat, and reducing people’s impact on the natural environment. It also supports other essential conservation projects. Thank you.
YOU’RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
I hope you enjoy this new issue of panda update, and thank you for helping to protect these amazing bears and their habitats through your adoption. Inside, read how some lucky villagers made a very exciting discovery, and we bring you more extraordinary camera trap images.
Gavin Edwards Conservation Director WWF-Hong Kong
WelcomemY pandas field report
Page 3
ROCK-A-bYE PANDA
the panda decides to stay put!
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Did you know?
Pandas are excellent climbers. Cubs start to climb trees when they’re only six months old.
As well as being extremely rare, pandas are also incredibly elusive, and it’s really unusual to see one so close to a village. We think this panda was probably just passing
branching out
It’s not every day that you find one of the rarest animals in the world fast asleep in a tree
through on its way to find food. It could have been disturbed and scrambled up the tree for safety, or perhaps it just fancied a rest. Whatever its reason for being there, the black-and-white bear seemed quite relaxed and in no rush to leave, as you can see from the photo.
The rangers cleared everyone out of the area and stayed on panda-watch in case the bear needed help. They had a long wait. The panda remained in its high-rise resting place until nearly 3am, when it finally climbed down. Off it went, as cool as a cucumber, completely unaware of all the excitement it had caused.
Amazingly, that’s exactly what happened to the folk of Laoxiancheng village in the Qinling mountains – home of your adopted pandas. They were shocked to discover a gorgeous giant panda having a peaceful treetop snooze near the village. The villagers immediately contacted rangers from Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve, who quickly arrived on the scene.
mY pandas field report
Page 4
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Hot on the paws of the tree-climbing pic, we received some stunning camera-trap images of another giant panda. This time from inside Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve. Some of its wild and wonderful neighbours were also caught on camera, including a black bear, Chinese goral (a goat-like animal) and takin.
With only around 1,600 giant pandas left in the wild, it’s vital we learn all we can about their movements and behaviour, so we can identify any changes or threats they face. Camera traps are crucial because they operate night and day, without disturbing the pandas or their environment.
Action picturesfrom left to right: panda, takin, goral and black bear
QINLING GIANT PANDA CONSERVATION NETWORK
Nature ReserveCorridorCounty
Laoxiancheng
We donated eight camera traps to the reserve, including those that took these amazing pictures. We also helped fund a training programme on how to use the equipment, involving more than 50 rangers and conservation staff across 10 protected areas in the Qinling mountains. Now the cameras are up and running, we’re hoping for lots more wonderful photographs we can share with you.
8WE DONAtED EIGHt CAMERA tRAPS tO LAOxIANCHENG NAtURE RESERvE
• MY PANDAS • ISSUE 7WWF.ORG.HK
© 1986 panda symbol WWf “WWf” is a WWf registered trademark
WWf-hong kong, no. 1 tramway path, central, hong kong.
tel: (852) 2526 1011, fax: (852) 2845 2734, email: [email protected]
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Panda in the treetopsSustainability Climate Change Conservation
YOUR ADOPTION UPDATE
My pandas Pandas in numbers
4-7 YEARSFemale pandas start breeding from four to seven years old
1 MILLIONGiant pandas share their habitat with over one million people living in nearly 200 towns
20%The Qinling mountains are home to nearly 20% of the wild panda population, Minshan has nearly 45% and Qionglai has nearly 30%
85-125KGMale giant pandas weigh between 85 and 125 kilos
Page 5
mY pandas neWs
HURRY UP, SLOWCOACH!Exasperated mums often chivvy their children along, and it seems life for a mother panda is no different!
We were thrilled to receive some extremely rare and exciting camera trap footage from Sichuan’s Anzihe Nature Reserve. It reveals a female panda running out of patience with her cheeky cub.
The film shows the female walking through the forest, closely followed by her adorable baby. She’s in a rush, but the cub has other ideas. Just like a naughty toddler, it plonks down for a rest.
Unfortunately, mum’s in no mood for any nonsense. She grabs the cub by the scruff of its neck and hurries it on its way. Females often carry their cubs like this, so other than being in mum’s bad books, no harm will have come to the little one.
Contrary cub
Inspiring sightFunds raised through panda adoptions like yours helped pay for the camera traps in Anzihe, and in eight other nature reserves where we’re helping to monitor pandas in this part of China. Seeing the mother and her baby is really heartening because it shows that the pandas are reproducing. Thank you.
adoption funds help support panda monitoring
Watch with mother Find out more about the female panda and her cheeky cub, and watch footage of their comical capers at:
wwf.org.uk/pandacub
FILM
FILMFILM
VIDEOFILM
WALLPAPER
WALLPAPER
FIELD FOOTAGEFEEDBACK
GALLERY
FILM
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tog
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name: the giant pandas of the Qinling mountains
species: giant panda
location: taibai county of shaanxi province, central china
project location
Qinling mountains
© m
ich
el g
un
the
r / W
Wf-c
an
on
By adopting Qinling’s giant pandas, you’re playing an important role in helping to protect all pandas. Your adoption funds vital programmes such as monitoring the pandas, increasing and extending protected panda habitat, and reducing people’s impact on the natural environment. It also supports other essential conservation projects. Thank you.
YOU’RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
I hope you enjoy this new issue of panda update, and thank you for helping to protect these amazing bears and their habitats through your adoption. Inside, read how some lucky villagers made a very exciting discovery, and we bring you more extraordinary camera trap images.
Gavin Edwards Conservation Director WWF-Hong Kong
Welcome mY pandas field report
Page 3
ROCK-A-bYE PANDA
the panda decides to stay put!
© W
Wf-c
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© s
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a. m
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f-ca
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Did you know?
Pandas are excellent climbers. Cubs start to climb trees when they’re only six months old.
As well as being extremely rare, pandas are also incredibly elusive, and it’s really unusual to see one so close to a village. We think this panda was probably just passing
branching out
It’s not every day that you find one of the rarest animals in the world fast asleep in a tree
through on its way to find food. It could have been disturbed and scrambled up the tree for safety, or perhaps it just fancied a rest. Whatever its reason for being there, the black-and-white bear seemed quite relaxed and in no rush to leave, as you can see from the photo.
The rangers cleared everyone out of the area and stayed on panda-watch in case the bear needed help. They had a long wait. The panda remained in its high-rise resting place until nearly 3am, when it finally climbed down. Off it went, as cool as a cucumber, completely unaware of all the excitement it had caused.
Amazingly, that’s exactly what happened to the folk of Laoxiancheng village in the Qinling mountains – home of your adopted pandas. They were shocked to discover a gorgeous giant panda having a peaceful treetop snooze near the village. The villagers immediately contacted rangers from Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve, who quickly arrived on the scene.
mY pandas field report
Page 4
© W
Wf-c
hin
a
Hot on the paws of the tree-climbing pic, we received some stunning camera-trap images of another giant panda. This time from inside Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve. Some of its wild and wonderful neighbours were also caught on camera, including a black bear, Chinese goral (a goat-like animal) and takin.
With only around 1,600 giant pandas left in the wild, it’s vital we learn all we can about their movements and behaviour, so we can identify any changes or threats they face. Camera traps are crucial because they operate night and day, without disturbing the pandas or their environment.
Action picturesfrom left to right: panda, takin, goral and black bear
QINLING GIANT PANDA CONSERVATION NETWORK
Nature ReserveCorridorCounty
Laoxiancheng
We donated eight camera traps to the reserve, including those that took these amazing pictures. We also helped fund a training programme on how to use the equipment, involving more than 50 rangers and conservation staff across 10 protected areas in the Qinling mountains. Now the cameras are up and running, we’re hoping for lots more wonderful photographs we can share with you.
8WE DONAtED EIGHt CAMERA tRAPS tO LAOxIANCHENG NAtURE RESERvE
• MY
PAND
AS •
ISSUE
7WW
F.ORG
.HK
© 1986 panda symbol WWf “WWf” is a WWf registered trademark
WWf-hong kong, no. 1 tramway path, central, hong kong.
tel: (852) 2526 1011, fax: (852) 2845 2734, email: [email protected]
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mic
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Panda in the treetopsSustainability Climate Change Conservation
YOUR ADOPTION UPDATE
My pandas Pandas in numbers
4-7 YEARSFemale pandas start breeding from four to seven years old
1 MILLIONGiant pandas share their habitat with over one million people living in nearly 200 towns
20%The Qinling mountains are home to nearly 20% of the wild panda population, Minshan has nearly 45% and Qionglai has nearly 30%
85-125KGMale giant pandas weigh between 85 and 125 kilos
Page 5
mY pandas neWs
HURRY UP, SLOWCOACH!Exasperated mums often chivvy their children along, and it seems life for a mother panda is no different!
We were thrilled to receive some extremely rare and exciting camera trap footage from Sichuan’s Anzihe Nature Reserve. It reveals a female panda running out of patience with her cheeky cub.
The film shows the female walking through the forest, closely followed by her adorable baby. She’s in a rush, but the cub has other ideas. Just like a naughty toddler, it plonks down for a rest.
Unfortunately, mum’s in no mood for any nonsense. She grabs the cub by the scruff of its neck and hurries it on its way. Females often carry their cubs like this, so other than being in mum’s bad books, no harm will have come to the little one.
Contrary cub
Inspiring sightFunds raised through panda adoptions like yours helped pay for the camera traps in Anzihe, and in eight other nature reserves where we’re helping to monitor pandas in this part of China. Seeing the mother and her baby is really heartening because it shows that the pandas are reproducing. Thank you.
adoption funds help support panda monitoring
Watch with mother Find out more about the female panda and her cheeky cub, and watch footage of their comical capers at:
wwf.org.uk/pandacub
FILM
FILMFILM
VIDEOFILM
WALLPAPER
WALLPAPER
FIELD FOOTAGEFEEDBACK
GALLERY
FILM
© f
en
g W
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ho
tog
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Y /
ge
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Y im
ag
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Page 2
name: the giant pandas of the Qinling mountains
species: giant panda
location: taibai county of shaanxi province, central china
project location
Qinling mountains
© m
ich
el g
un
the
r / W
Wf-c
an
on
By adopting Qinling’s giant pandas, you’re playing an important role in helping to protect all pandas. Your adoption funds vital programmes such as monitoring the pandas, increasing and extending protected panda habitat, and reducing people’s impact on the natural environment. It also supports other essential conservation projects. Thank you.
YOU’RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
I hope you enjoy this new issue of panda update, and thank you for helping to protect these amazing bears and their habitats through your adoption. Inside, read how some lucky villagers made a very exciting discovery, and we bring you more extraordinary camera trap images.
Gavin Edwards Conservation Director WWF-Hong Kong
Welcome mY pandas field report
Page 3
ROCK-A-bYE PANDA
the panda decides to stay put!
© W
Wf-c
hin
a
© s
us
an
a. m
ain
ka
/ WW
f-ca
no
n
Did you know?
Pandas are excellent climbers. Cubs start to climb trees when they’re only six months old.
As well as being extremely rare, pandas are also incredibly elusive, and it’s really unusual to see one so close to a village. We think this panda was probably just passing
branching out
It’s not every day that you find one of the rarest animals in the world fast asleep in a tree
through on its way to find food. It could have been disturbed and scrambled up the tree for safety, or perhaps it just fancied a rest. Whatever its reason for being there, the black-and-white bear seemed quite relaxed and in no rush to leave, as you can see from the photo.
The rangers cleared everyone out of the area and stayed on panda-watch in case the bear needed help. They had a long wait. The panda remained in its high-rise resting place until nearly 3am, when it finally climbed down. Off it went, as cool as a cucumber, completely unaware of all the excitement it had caused.
Amazingly, that’s exactly what happened to the folk of Laoxiancheng village in the Qinling mountains – home of your adopted pandas. They were shocked to discover a gorgeous giant panda having a peaceful treetop snooze near the village. The villagers immediately contacted rangers from Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve, who quickly arrived on the scene.
mY pandas field report
Page 4
© W
Wf-c
hin
a
Hot on the paws of the tree-climbing pic, we received some stunning camera-trap images of another giant panda. This time from inside Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve. Some of its wild and wonderful neighbours were also caught on camera, including a black bear, Chinese goral (a goat-like animal) and takin.
With only around 1,600 giant pandas left in the wild, it’s vital we learn all we can about their movements and behaviour, so we can identify any changes or threats they face. Camera traps are crucial because they operate night and day, without disturbing the pandas or their environment.
Action picturesfrom left to right: panda, takin, goral and black bear
QINLING GIANT PANDA CONSERVATION NETWORK
Nature ReserveCorridorCounty
Laoxiancheng
We donated eight camera traps to the reserve, including those that took these amazing pictures. We also helped fund a training programme on how to use the equipment, involving more than 50 rangers and conservation staff across 10 protected areas in the Qinling mountains. Now the cameras are up and running, we’re hoping for lots more wonderful photographs we can share with you.
8WE DONAtED EIGHt CAMERA tRAPS tO LAOxIANCHENG NAtURE RESERvE
• MY
PAND
AS •
ISSUE
7WW
F.ORG
.HK
© 1986 panda symbol WWf “WWf” is a WWf registered trademark
WWf-hong kong, no. 1 tramway path, central, hong kong.
tel: (852) 2526 1011, fax: (852) 2845 2734, email: [email protected]
co
ve
r im
ag
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afl
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l.c
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mic
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WW
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Panda in the treetopsSustainability Climate Change Conservation
YOUR ADOPTION UPDATE
My pandas Pandas in numbers
4-7 YEARSFemale pandas start breeding from four to seven years old
1 MILLIONGiant pandas share their habitat with over one million people living in nearly 200 towns
20%The Qinling mountains are home to nearly 20% of the wild panda population, Minshan has nearly 45% and Qionglai has nearly 30%
85-125KGMale giant pandas weigh between 85 and 125 kilos
Page 5
mY pandas neWs
HURRY UP, SLOWCOACH!Exasperated mums often chivvy their children along, and it seems life for a mother panda is no different!
We were thrilled to receive some extremely rare and exciting camera trap footage from Sichuan’s Anzihe Nature Reserve. It reveals a female panda running out of patience with her cheeky cub.
The film shows the female walking through the forest, closely followed by her adorable baby. She’s in a rush, but the cub has other ideas. Just like a naughty toddler, it plonks down for a rest.
Unfortunately, mum’s in no mood for any nonsense. She grabs the cub by the scruff of its neck and hurries it on its way. Females often carry their cubs like this, so other than being in mum’s bad books, no harm will have come to the little one.
Contrary cub
Inspiring sightFunds raised through panda adoptions like yours helped pay for the camera traps in Anzihe, and in eight other nature reserves where we’re helping to monitor pandas in this part of China. Seeing the mother and her baby is really heartening because it shows that the pandas are reproducing. Thank you.
adoption funds help support panda monitoring
Watch with mother Find out more about the female panda and her cheeky cub, and watch footage of their comical capers at:
wwf.org.uk/pandacub
FILM
FILMFILM
VIDEOFILM
WALLPAPER
WALLPAPER
FIELD FOOTAGEFEEDBACK
GALLERY
FILM
© f
en
g W
ei p
ho
tog
ra
ph
Y /
ge
tt
Y im
ag
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Page 2
name: the giant pandas of the Qinling mountains
species: giant panda
location: taibai county of shaanxi province, central china
project location
Qinling mountains
© m
ich
el g
un
the
r / W
Wf-c
an
on
By adopting Qinling’s giant pandas, you’re playing an important role in helping to protect all pandas. Your adoption funds vital programmes such as monitoring the pandas, increasing and extending protected panda habitat, and reducing people’s impact on the natural environment. It also supports other essential conservation projects. Thank you.
YOU’RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
I hope you enjoy this new issue of panda update, and thank you for helping to protect these amazing bears and their habitats through your adoption. Inside, read how some lucky villagers made a very exciting discovery, and we bring you more extraordinary camera trap images.
Gavin Edwards Conservation Director WWF-Hong Kong
Welcome mY pandas field report
Page 3
ROCK-A-bYE PANDA
the panda decides to stay put!
© W
Wf-c
hin
a
© s
us
an
a. m
ain
ka
/ WW
f-ca
no
n
Did you know?
Pandas are excellent climbers. Cubs start to climb trees when they’re only six months old.
As well as being extremely rare, pandas are also incredibly elusive, and it’s really unusual to see one so close to a village. We think this panda was probably just passing
branching out
It’s not every day that you find one of the rarest animals in the world fast asleep in a tree
through on its way to find food. It could have been disturbed and scrambled up the tree for safety, or perhaps it just fancied a rest. Whatever its reason for being there, the black-and-white bear seemed quite relaxed and in no rush to leave, as you can see from the photo.
The rangers cleared everyone out of the area and stayed on panda-watch in case the bear needed help. They had a long wait. The panda remained in its high-rise resting place until nearly 3am, when it finally climbed down. Off it went, as cool as a cucumber, completely unaware of all the excitement it had caused.
Amazingly, that’s exactly what happened to the folk of Laoxiancheng village in the Qinling mountains – home of your adopted pandas. They were shocked to discover a gorgeous giant panda having a peaceful treetop snooze near the village. The villagers immediately contacted rangers from Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve, who quickly arrived on the scene.
mY pandas field report
Page 4
© W
Wf-c
hin
a
Hot on the paws of the tree-climbing pic, we received some stunning camera-trap images of another giant panda. This time from inside Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve. Some of its wild and wonderful neighbours were also caught on camera, including a black bear, Chinese goral (a goat-like animal) and takin.
With only around 1,600 giant pandas left in the wild, it’s vital we learn all we can about their movements and behaviour, so we can identify any changes or threats they face. Camera traps are crucial because they operate night and day, without disturbing the pandas or their environment.
Action picturesfrom left to right: panda, takin, goral and black bear
QINLING GIANT PANDA CONSERVATION NETWORK
Nature ReserveCorridorCounty
Laoxiancheng
We donated eight camera traps to the reserve, including those that took these amazing pictures. We also helped fund a training programme on how to use the equipment, involving more than 50 rangers and conservation staff across 10 protected areas in the Qinling mountains. Now the cameras are up and running, we’re hoping for lots more wonderful photographs we can share with you.
8WE DONAtED EIGHt CAMERA tRAPS tO LAOxIANCHENG NAtURE RESERvE
• MY
PAND
AS •
ISSUE
7WW
F.ORG
.HK
© 1986 panda symbol WWf “WWf” is a WWf registered trademark
WWf-hong kong, no. 1 tramway path, central, hong kong.
tel: (852) 2526 1011, fax: (852) 2845 2734, email: [email protected]
co
ve
r im
ag
e: ©
aflo
/ natu
re
pl.c
om
this
pag
e: ©
mic
he
l gu
nth
er
/ WW
f-ca
no
n
Panda in the treetopsSustainabilityClimate ChangeConservation
YOUR ADOPTION UPDATE
My pandasPandas in numbers
4-7 YEARSFemale pandas start breeding from four to seven years old
1 MILLIONGiant pandas share their habitat with over one million people living in nearly 200 towns
20%The Qinling mountains are home to nearly 20% of the wild panda population, Minshan has nearly 45% and Qionglai has nearly 30%
85-125KGMale giant pandas weigh between 85 and 125 kilos
Page 5
mY pandas neWs
HURRY UP, SLOWCOACH!Exasperated mums often chivvy their children along, and it seems life for a mother panda is no different!
We were thrilled to receive some extremely rare and exciting camera trap footage from Sichuan’s Anzihe Nature Reserve. It reveals a female panda running out of patience with her cheeky cub.
The film shows the female walking through the forest, closely followed by her adorable baby. She’s in a rush, but the cub has other ideas. Just like a naughty toddler, it plonks down for a rest.
Unfortunately, mum’s in no mood for any nonsense. She grabs the cub by the scruff of its neck and hurries it on its way. Females often carry their cubs like this, so other than being in mum’s bad books, no harm will have come to the little one.
Contrary cub
Inspiring sightFunds raised through panda adoptions like yours helped pay for the camera traps in Anzihe, and in eight other nature reserves where we’re helping to monitor pandas in this part of China. Seeing the mother and her baby is really heartening because it shows that the pandas are reproducing. Thank you.
adoption funds help support panda monitoring
Watch with mother Find out more about the female panda and her cheeky cub, and watch footage of their comical capers at:
wwf.org.uk/pandacub
FILM
FILMFILM
VIDEOFILM
WALLPAPER
WALLPAPER
FIELD FOOTAGEFEEDBACK
GALLERY
FILM
© fe
ng
We
i ph
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gr
ap
hY
/ ge
tt
Y im
ag
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Page 2
name: the giant pandas of the Qinling mountains
species: giant panda
location: taibai county of shaanxi province, central china
project location
Qinling mountains
© m
ich
el
gu
nth
er
/ W
Wf-
ca
no
n
By adopting Qinling’s giant pandas, you’re playing an important role in helping to protect all pandas. Your adoption funds vital programmes such as monitoring the pandas, increasing and extending protected panda habitat, and reducing people’s impact on the natural environment. It also supports other essential conservation projects. Thank you.
YOU’RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
I hope you enjoy this new issue of panda update, and thank you for helping to protect these amazing bears and their habitats through your adoption. Inside, read how some lucky villagers made a very exciting discovery, and we bring you more extraordinary camera trap images.
Gavin Edwards Conservation Director WWF-Hong Kong
WelcomemY pandas field report
Page 3
ROCK-A-bYE PANDA
the panda decides to stay put!
© W
Wf-
ch
ina
© s
us
an
a. m
ain
ka
/ W
Wf-
ca
no
n
Did you know?
Pandas are excellent climbers. Cubs start to climb trees when they’re only six months old.
As well as being extremely rare, pandas are also incredibly elusive, and it’s really unusual to see one so close to a village. We think this panda was probably just passing
branching out
It’s not every day that you find one of the rarest animals in the world fast asleep in a tree
through on its way to find food. It could have been disturbed and scrambled up the tree for safety, or perhaps it just fancied a rest. Whatever its reason for being there, the black-and-white bear seemed quite relaxed and in no rush to leave, as you can see from the photo.
The rangers cleared everyone out of the area and stayed on panda-watch in case the bear needed help. They had a long wait. The panda remained in its high-rise resting place until nearly 3am, when it finally climbed down. Off it went, as cool as a cucumber, completely unaware of all the excitement it had caused.
Amazingly, that’s exactly what happened to the folk of Laoxiancheng village in the Qinling mountains – home of your adopted pandas. They were shocked to discover a gorgeous giant panda having a peaceful treetop snooze near the village. The villagers immediately contacted rangers from Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve, who quickly arrived on the scene.
mY pandas field report
Page 4
© W
Wf-
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Hot on the paws of the tree-climbing pic, we received some stunning camera-trap images of another giant panda. This time from inside Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve. Some of its wild and wonderful neighbours were also caught on camera, including a black bear, Chinese goral (a goat-like animal) and takin.
With only around 1,600 giant pandas left in the wild, it’s vital we learn all we can about their movements and behaviour, so we can identify any changes or threats they face. Camera traps are crucial because they operate night and day, without disturbing the pandas or their environment.
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We donated eight camera traps to the reserve, including those that took these amazing pictures. We also helped fund a training programme on how to use the equipment, involving more than 50 rangers and conservation staff across 10 protected areas in the Qinling mountains. Now the cameras are up and running, we’re hoping for lots more wonderful photographs we can share with you.
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YOUR ADOPTION UPDATE
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4-7 YEARSFemale pandas start breeding from four to seven years old
1 MILLIONGiant pandas share their habitat with over one million people living in nearly 200 towns
20%The Qinling mountains are home to nearly 20% of the wild panda population, Minshan has nearly 45% and Qionglai has nearly 30%
85-125KGMale giant pandas weigh between 85 and 125 kilos
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HURRY UP, SLOWCOACH!Exasperated mums often chivvy their children along, and it seems life for a mother panda is no different!
We were thrilled to receive some extremely rare and exciting camera trap footage from Sichuan’s Anzihe Nature Reserve. It reveals a female panda running out of patience with her cheeky cub.
The film shows the female walking through the forest, closely followed by her adorable baby. She’s in a rush, but the cub has other ideas. Just like a naughty toddler, it plonks down for a rest.
Unfortunately, mum’s in no mood for any nonsense. She grabs the cub by the scruff of its neck and hurries it on its way. Females often carry their cubs like this, so other than being in mum’s bad books, no harm will have come to the little one.
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Inspiring sightFunds raised through panda adoptions like yours helped pay for the camera traps in Anzihe, and in eight other nature reserves where we’re helping to monitor pandas in this part of China. Seeing the mother and her baby is really heartening because it shows that the pandas are reproducing. Thank you.
adoption funds help support panda monitoring
Watch with mother Find out more about the female panda and her cheeky cub, and watch footage of their comical capers at:
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species: giant panda
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By adopting Qinling’s giant pandas, you’re playing an important role in helping to protect all pandas. Your adoption funds vital programmes such as monitoring the pandas, increasing and extending protected panda habitat, and reducing people’s impact on the natural environment. It also supports other essential conservation projects. Thank you.
YOU’RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
I hope you enjoy this new issue of panda update, and thank you for helping to protect these amazing bears and their habitats through your adoption. Inside, read how some lucky villagers made a very exciting discovery, and we bring you more extraordinary camera trap images.
Gavin Edwards Conservation Director WWF-Hong Kong
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Did you know?
Pandas are excellent climbers. Cubs start to climb trees when they’re only six months old.
As well as being extremely rare, pandas are also incredibly elusive, and it’s really unusual to see one so close to a village. We think this panda was probably just passing
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It’s not every day that you find one of the rarest animals in the world fast asleep in a tree
through on its way to find food. It could have been disturbed and scrambled up the tree for safety, or perhaps it just fancied a rest. Whatever its reason for being there, the black-and-white bear seemed quite relaxed and in no rush to leave, as you can see from the photo.
The rangers cleared everyone out of the area and stayed on panda-watch in case the bear needed help. They had a long wait. The panda remained in its high-rise resting place until nearly 3am, when it finally climbed down. Off it went, as cool as a cucumber, completely unaware of all the excitement it had caused.
Amazingly, that’s exactly what happened to the folk of Laoxiancheng village in the Qinling mountains – home of your adopted pandas. They were shocked to discover a gorgeous giant panda having a peaceful treetop snooze near the village. The villagers immediately contacted rangers from Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve, who quickly arrived on the scene.
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Hot on the paws of the tree-climbing pic, we received some stunning camera-trap images of another giant panda. This time from inside Laoxiancheng Nature Reserve. Some of its wild and wonderful neighbours were also caught on camera, including a black bear, Chinese goral (a goat-like animal) and takin.
With only around 1,600 giant pandas left in the wild, it’s vital we learn all we can about their movements and behaviour, so we can identify any changes or threats they face. Camera traps are crucial because they operate night and day, without disturbing the pandas or their environment.
Action picturesfrom left to right: panda, takin, goral and black bear
QINLING GIANT PANDA CONSERVATION NETWORK
Nature ReserveCorridorCounty
Laoxiancheng
We donated eight camera traps to the reserve, including those that took these amazing pictures. We also helped fund a training programme on how to use the equipment, involving more than 50 rangers and conservation staff across 10 protected areas in the Qinling mountains. Now the cameras are up and running, we’re hoping for lots more wonderful photographs we can share with you.
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WWf-hong kong, no. 1 tramway path, central, hong kong.
tel: (852) 2526 1011, fax: (852) 2845 2734, email: [email protected]
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PROtECt tHE WORLD YOU LOvEThe chances are we all love something that’s affected by climate change, whether it’s family, our homes or panda. That’s why we are trying to tackle carbon pollution and energy waste. Together, we’re determined to persuade our Government that they must take action and invest in a healthier, cleaner future for us all.
We’re inviting adopters like you, and people from across the world, to tell us how climate change is affecting the things you all care about. You can add your voice today, we believed we can go further in protecting what matters most. Please drop an email to us about your view on climate change.