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Chinanews, Chengdu, Dec. 24 – The first release ended in failure: the giant panda, Xiang Xiang, died after it was sent to live in nature. Recently, workers at the Wolong Giant Panda Research Center plan to send several other giant pandas to the wild soon, the Chengdu Daily reported.
At present, related preparation work has begun and scientists have submitted their training program to related authorities for approval. It is said that the ultimate goal of panda raising is to release them to nature. Unlike the first release, this time scientists will possibly release two or more female giant pandas to the wild. In recent years, Chinese scientists' technologies in raising giant pandas in captivity1 have become relatively2 mature. In Wolong Giant Panda Research Center, both the survival and reproduction rates of giant pandas raised in captivity have reached over 90%. At present, scientists have already finished their selection work – they have chosen four giant pandas for the experiment. Once the training program is approved, scientists will kick off the release plan, said a person at Wolong Giant Panda Research Center. Right now, researchers plan to apply some field training programs to the giant panda candidates – they want to put some animals of other species, possibly a well-trained police dog or some herbivores, to live with the giant pandas to improve their survival capabilities3. Experts have outlined three kinds of release schemes, with female giant pandas being the preferred option. In the first scheme, scientists will choose a female giant panda, from among two pairs of the animals, for release to nature. In the second scheme, scientists will release one pair of giant pandas. In the third scheme, they plan to release four giant pandas so that they can live in nature in a group. Some experts also suggest releasing a mother giant panda and a baby giant panda to the wild.
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