The giant panda is easily recognized.
How many of them are left?
Giant panda
The giant panda ("Ailuropoda melanoleuca"; ), also known as panda bear or simply panda, is a bear native to south central China. It is easily recognized by the large, distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes used to distinguish it from the red panda. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the giant panda is a folivore, with bamboo shoots and leaves making up more than 99%
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Biodiversity Type locality.
Baoxing is renowned as the type locality to many species, to name a few of the most famous ones, are the giant panda, dove tree, and golden snub-nosed monkey.
Biodiversity UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The UNESCO named the World Heritage Site of "Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary – Wolong, Mt. Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains" in 2006 after it was nominated in 2002. After being officially recognized as an integral part of the World Heritage site, Baoxing needs to