According to China’s State Administration of Forestry, 1,864 pandas remained in the wild, with another 375 in captivity, as of the end of 2013. Photo: Xinhua According to China’s State Administration of Forestry, 1,864 pandas remained in the wild, with another 375 in captivity, as of the end of 2013. Photo: Xinhua
According to China’s State Administration of Forestry, 1,864 pandas remained in the wild, with another 375 in captivity, as of the end of 2013. Photo: Xinhua
Pandas
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Giant pandas ‘to be deemed at lower risk level’ as population increases

Success of conservation efforts means top body on threatened species may downgrade their status from ‘endangered’ to ‘vulnerable’

Topic |   Pandas
Li Jing
Li Jing

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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According to China’s State Administration of Forestry, 1,864 pandas remained in the wild, with another 375 in captivity, as of the end of 2013. Photo: Xinhua According to China’s State Administration of Forestry, 1,864 pandas remained in the wild, with another 375 in captivity, as of the end of 2013. Photo: Xinhua
According to China’s State Administration of Forestry, 1,864 pandas remained in the wild, with another 375 in captivity, as of the end of 2013. Photo: Xinhua
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