China forest ranger chances upon panda suffering flu and runny nose in jungle valley — rescue comes just in time
Veterinarians who carried out medical check found the Panda actually had a lung infection
Conservationists have rescued a giant panda with a bad case of flu in Baoxing county, a mainland newspaper reports.
A forest worker on patrol found the 15-year-old panda last week, curled up in a jungle valley and appearing ill and frail, according to West China Metropolis Daily.
“He had a runny nose and lost part of his nose and upper lip, probably in fights,” the inspector, Zheng Congjun, was quoted as saying.
The patrol officer arranged for co-workers to help move the panda to a nearby conservation station. Veterinarians carried out a medical check and determined it had lung infection brought on by the flu.
The panda, which is already old, was sent to a more advanced facility – the Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda in Dujiangyan , under the administration of the provincial capital Chengdu .
It was unclear whether the animal would be released back into the wild. But if the animal is released, staff will be able to track it.