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Old 02-15-2005, 04:06 PM  
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More giant pandas found! Survival possible...

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Gi...andaSurvey.cfm

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Census Finds More Giant Pandas in the Wild
June 2004

China's forests are home to 1,590 giant pandas, 40 percent more than previously thought, a Chinese government survey shows. This is good news for a species that topped China's list of rare animals under special protection in 1962 and had environmentalists predicting its disappearance from the wild just 15 years ago.
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The last survey found between 1,000 and 1,100 animals in the wild, but researchers caution that the apparent rise in the panda population may be a result of improved survey techniques and increased thoroughness rather than an actual recovery in numbers.
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