Yi Yi, born on January 14 last year at the National Zoo, is the second offspring of giant
pandas Xing Xing and Liang Liang that China loaned to Malaysia for 10 years to commemorate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between both countries.
Polymorphisms of the GnRHR gene in giant
panda: Comparative analysis of the giant
panda GnRHR gene sequencing indicated two single mutation sites that were found in exons 1 and 2, respectively.
According to the Council of Agriculture (COA) under the Executive Yuan, the import of
pandas requires authorization issued by Beijing in accordance with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), a treaty concerning endangered plants and animals.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant
Panda Breeding is a major tourist attraction, with up to 100,000 visitors daily and thousands filing past the
panda nursery, furiously snapping photographs.
Panda Express (Photo via Wikipedia / MANILA BULLETIN)
In addition, he said a pilot project for a 'Giant
Panda National Park' with an area of 27,000 square kilometers has been launched, 'opening a new chapter for the conservation of Giant
pandas'.
As per the latest statistics, the red
panda population has dropped to 10,000 only owing to an ever-increasing rate of deforestation throughout the South and Southeast Asian region.
The result:
pandas have been moved from the endangered list to the vulnerable species list.
The Red
Panda Network is an organization trying to do just that.
Panda Security Pakistan has introduced various consumer solutions to its customers in Pakistan and worldwide during the Press conference held in Lahore.
The US Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, has announced the arrival of a rare giant
panda cub.