Two Giant Pandas Rest at a Panda Park in the Outskirt of China's Chengdu
Date: 29-Jul-04
Country: CHINA
Author: Bobby Yip
Photo: BOBBY YIP
China's giant pandas are rebounding from the brink of extinction, thanks to an improved and expanded habitat, but they are not out of the woods yet, forestry officials said in June.
The first comprehensive Chinese study of the mammal since 1988 showed that more than 1,590 giant pandas now roam China's forests, and another 161 pandas have been raised in captivity.