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Pandas
YOUR ADOPTION UPDATE
GIANT PANDA
PROGRESS
ENJOY A SPECIAL REPORT ON GREAT
ACHIEVEMENTS YOU’RE SUPPORTING
PANDA S
Main: You’ve
helped create a
haven for giant
pandas like
this one
Inset left : A panda
in Longxi-Hongkou
National Nature
Reserve
A snub-nosed monkey and
an Asiatic bl
ack bear
YOUR FIELD TASTY TRANSFORMATION
REPORT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL THE
A SPECIAL FIELD NEW PROJECTS YOU’RE SUPPORTING,
REPORT COMPILED BY NT
A I NS, SH
A INCLUDING REPLANTING BAMBOO
TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PANDA
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OUR PANDA EXPERT
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M
NICOLA LOWETH HABITATS, AND CAMERA TRAP
L I NG
I P RO V I N C
MONITORING TO RECORD THE BEARS’
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MOVEMENTS AND BEHAVIOUR
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EN
C
TR NA
A L CHI
as well as snub-nosed monkeys, leopards, PAINSTAKING PROTECTION
MAIN © FOPING NATURAL RESERVE, INSETS © LONGXI-HONGKOU NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE
Crucial work you support is helping to protect
Asiatic black bears, takins (a large goat-
© FRITZ PÖLKING / WWF
vitally important giant panda habitats antelope) and all kinds of other incredible Thousands of tourists visit each year, and new
wildlife. The plant life is amazing too and measures are in place to help reserve staff
L DID YOU
includes 30 species of rhododendron. The minimise disturbance, noise and litter. Staff
ongxi-Hongkou National Nature Reserve and
rhododendrons were in spectacular full also carry out regular patrols and work with
KNOW?
Dujiangyan State Forest Farm lie in Sichuan
bloom when I visited, adorning the reserve in communities and the local government to
Province, China, just west of the metropolis
stunning reds, pinks, yellows and whites. safeguard vital natural resources and reduce the
of Chengdu. They form the gateway to the new You’ve helped improve forest management at Dujiangyan
risk of forest fires. All of these things help ensure
Giant Panda National Park. I first visited in 2014, As well as being breathtakingly beautiful, State Farm, creating a flourishing panda pantry
and earlier I went back to meet the hardworking PANDAS Longxi-Hongkou is a crucially important
the reserve stays healthy and intact.
staff and see the progress they’ve made with the OCCASIONALLY wildlife corridor. It connects the Dujiangyan was one of the cities most affected by iant pandas can eat up to 39kg of new bamboo shoots a day,
support of adopters like you. FORAGE IN internationally renowned Wolong Giant Panda the devastating Wenchuan earthquake in 2008. G but bamboo species grow and die back at different times and
PANDA PARADISE FARMLANDS FOR Reserve to the south-west with Baishuihe The earthquake destroyed crucial wildlife watering the bears need at least two kinds in their range to avoid starvation.
PUMPKINS, Reserve and other key panda habitats to the points, but with your help, nine have now been
restored. They’re used by more than 15 species,
Unfortunately, when we first started working at Dujiangyan State
KIDNEY BEANS,
Established in 1997, Longxi-Hongkou National north. It was great to see all the projects you’re Farm, some parts of the forest were too dense to support much
Nature Reserve stretches for 310 sq km along supporting, including replanting bamboo to including giant pandas, golden monkeys and bamboo and needed an urgent overhaul. We helped to clear the
the edge of the Hengduan mountain range WHEAT AND improve the quality of panda habitats, and Tibetan macaques. The area and its black-and- undergrowth and replaced it with over 30 hectares of tasty bamboo,
and is surrounded by alpine gorges, lakes and EVEN DOMESTIC camera trap monitoring to record the bears’ white bears are thriving, and I hope you’re proud of which is now flourishing. A huge thank you for helping to achieve
waterfalls. It’s home to around nine giant pandas, PIG FOOD! movements and behaviour. the huge difference you’re making. Thank you. these green and very panda-friendly results!
2 • YOUR PA NDA S A DOP T ION UPDAT E I S S U E 19 • 3
© KATHERINE FENG / GLOBIO / MINDEN PICTURES
PPAANNDDAASS
NE WS
DIGITAL
DYNAMOS
BY PLACING OVER 10 MILLION BAMBOO BLOCKS,
BIG-HEARTED MINECRAFT PLAYERS HAVE RAISED
NEARLY £80,000 TO HELP PROTECT PANDAS
L
ast year, the hugely popular video game
Minecraft introduced pandas into its 3D virtual
world. A challenge was set, asking players to plant
10 million bamboo blocks and build virtual panda habitats. GAME ON
Once the target was reached, Minecraft promised to support FOR THE NEXT TWO
our giant panda conservation work. The response was amazing! YEARS, THE PROFITS FROM
MINECRAFT’S PAWS AND
BAMBOO BONANZA CLAWS COSPLAY PACK WILL
GO TO SUPPORT OUR GLOBAL
In a worldwide planting frenzy, Minecraft’s amazing players
CONSERVATION WORK. THERE’S
MAIN © XIAODONG SUN / WWF-UK, INSET LEFT © SHARON FISHER,
placed all 10 million bamboo blocks in just one day. To help STILL TIME TO HAVE FUN
raise additional funds, Minecraft began selling its Paws and AND HELP BUILD A BETTER
Claws Cosplay Pack, with sneezing pandas and other WORLD FOR PANDAS.
wildlife-themed costumes to make the players’ digital
INSETS RIGHT © MICROSOFT AND MOJANG AB
characters look the part.
The fantastic funding will support all kinds of
crucial work to protect panda habitats. This includes
restoring and reconnecting fragmented bamboo
forests, and helping local communities develop
sustainable businesses such as beekeeping and
tourist homestays. A massive thanks to Minecraft and all
of its players for such panda-tastic planting and generous
support! J
6 • YOUR PA NDA S A DOP T ION UPDAT E
As well as helping to
safeguard giant pandas, you
support our other vital
work to help protect our
beautiful planet and
its wildlife. CLEVER
•
COLOURING
YOUR PANDAS ADOPTION UPDATE • ISSUE 19
Thank you.
THE WHITE PARTS
OF A PANDA HELP IT
HIDE IN SNOWY HABITATS.
THE BLACK BITS HELP IT
HIDE IN SHADY PLACES
GENTLE
GIANTS
NEWBORN CUBS ARE
SO FRAGILE THAT THE
MOTHERS CAREFULLY
PICK THEM UP WITH
THEIR MOUTHS INSTEAD
OF THEIR PAWS, AS
THIS ALLOWS MORE
PRECISION
COVER © SUZI ESZTERHAS / NATUREPL.COM, BACK COVER © NATUREPL.COM / AFLO / WWF
SPARE
PART
GIANT PANDAS HAVE
AN EXTENDED WRIST
BONE THAT THEY USE
LIKE A THUMB TO HELP
THEM GRIP FOOD
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