Based in "Panda University" in Sichuan province, the college aims to nurture specialists who can contribute meaningfully to the conservation of the vulnerable species.
Based in"Panda University" in Sichuan province, the college aims to nurture specialists who can contribute meaningfully to the conservation of the vulnerable species.
Of the 50 students accepted, 35 are from Sichuan itself while the rest come from other parts of the country, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The aim is to nurture conservation specialists who can work in the Giant Panda National Park and nature reserves, said the life sciences college dean Liao Wenbo as reported by China Daily.‘Uncivilised behaviour’: Popular panda research centre in China bans 12 tourists for life
It first began studying giant pandas in the 1970s under the lead of experts including the late Professor Hu Jinchu, known as the first man to study the animals in China, state-owned radio broadcaster China Radio International reported.
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