| A critical breakthrough has been made in efforts to save the giant panda, one that could kick-start attempts to reintroduce the animals into the wild, the BBC reported. Conservationists say they have perfected the difficult task of reproducing pandas, having reached their target of successfully raising 300 of the bears in captivity. In a bid to protect the animal, scientists have attempted to breed captive pandas since the first such cub was born in 1963. The survival rate of cubs has risen to 98% now. |
據英國廣播公司報道，中國在拯救大熊貓方面所做的努力近日取得了關鍵性突破，意味著圈養大熊貓放歸自然的計劃或將啟動。動物保護專家表示，他們已經圓滿解決人工繁育大熊貓工作中的障礙，達到了成功繁育300只大熊貓的目標。自第一只人工圈養的熊貓1963年誕生起，科學家一直在努力，使用熱工方式來保護這一物種。目前大熊貓繁育存活率達98%。 |
