Giant Panda Population Assessment: A Comprehensive Review of Methods and Challenges
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Giant Panda Population Assessment: A Comprehensive Review of Methods and Challenges

China Daily  

China's conservation efforts have led to a significant increase in the population of giant pandas in the wild, with the species now classified as vulnerable rather than endangered. However, concerns have been raised about the accuracy of methods used to assess the population, with some experts suggesting the use of infrared cameras and DNA analysis. Despite these concerns, Chinese experts maintain that their methods are the most reliable and accurate, and they are actively exploring new technologies to improve the accuracy of future surveys.

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World's captive panda population hits 757
3 months, 2 weeks ago

World's captive panda population hits 757

China Daily  

Giant panda Mei Huan is pictured at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Nov 21, 2024. The global population of giant pandas in captivity has increased to 757, a senior government official said on Tuesday, lauding China's conservation efforts over the years. China has established 67 panda nature reserves and the Giant …

World's captive panda population hits 757
3 months, 2 weeks ago

World's captive panda population hits 757

China Daily  

Giant panda Mei Huan is pictured at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Nov 21, 2024. The global population of giant pandas in captivity has increased to 757, a senior government official said on Tuesday, lauding China's conservation efforts over the years. China has established 67 panda nature reserves and the Giant …

World's captive panda population hits 757
3 months, 2 weeks ago

World's captive panda population hits 757

China Daily  

Giant panda Mei Huan is pictured at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Nov 21, 2024. The global population of giant pandas in captivity has increased to 757, a senior government official said on Tuesday, lauding China's conservation efforts over the years. China has established 67 panda nature reserves and the Giant …

World's captive panda population hits 757
3 months, 2 weeks ago

World's captive panda population hits 757

China Daily  

Giant panda Mei Huan is pictured at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Nov 21, 2024. CHENGDU -- The global captive population of giant pandas now stands at 757, said Guan Zhi'ou, head of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, at the ongoing Global Panda Partners 2024 conference in Chengdu on Tuesday. …

Giant Panda Population Assessment: A Scientific Debate Continues
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Giant Panda Population Assessment: A Scientific Debate Continues

China Daily  

China's efforts to protect giant pandas have been successful, with the species' extinction risk being downgraded from endangered to vulnerable. However, concerns have been raised about the methods used to survey the population, with some experts proposing new technologies like infrared cameras and DNA analysis. Despite these concerns, Chinese experts maintain that their methods are the most reliable and accurate, …

Giant Panda Population Growth: A Comprehensive Survey Reveals Vital Signs in Key Conservation Areas
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Giant Panda Population Growth: A Comprehensive Survey Reveals Vital Signs in Key Conservation Areas

China Daily  

Giant panda conservation efforts have led to a significant population growth in the past two decades. Researchers conducted a fourth giant panda census and set up survey lines every two square kilometers in key areas within the panda distribution range. Both distance and bite mark differentiation methods were used to accurately assess the population of giant pandas nationwide.

Giant Panda Population Growth: A Steady Rise Since 2015
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Giant Panda Population Growth: A Steady Rise Since 2015

China Daily  

Giant panda conservation efforts have led to a significant population growth, with the number of wild giant pandas increasing from around 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900 as of last year. China's conservation efforts, including protected areas and camera monitoring, have been instrumental in this success.

Giant panda conservation efforts lead to population growth
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Giant panda conservation efforts lead to population growth

China Daily  

Researchers recorded data during the fourth giant panda census. "Population assessment is a challenge in wildlife conservation research, especially for forest dwelling animals like giant pandas, which are often difficult to directly observe and count, and can only be assessed through collecting relevant trace information," said Xu Weihua, vice-president of the Institute of National Parks. In the third national giant …

AI gives wildlife security and digital identity
3 years, 2 months ago

AI gives wildlife security and digital identity

China Daily  

LANZHOU－While facial recognition technology continues to facilitate many aspects of human life, it is now also being applied to aid the protection of giant pandas. A nature reserve in Northwest China's Gansu province has built an AI-enabled video monitoring system to better protect wild giant pandas. Installed with some 300 infrared cameras, the monitoring system is helping to ensure the …

Pandering to a wild style of life
4 years, 8 months ago

Pandering to a wild style of life

China Daily  

Images of giant pandas taken by infrared cameras set in Baishuijiang Nature Reserve in Gansu province. Some people who had found two small bears that somehow got separated from their mother, after buying them some milk, brought them to the administration office of the nearby Baishuijiang Nature Reserve in Northwest China's Gansu province. "It means people's awareness to protect wild …

Pandering to a wild style of life
4 years, 8 months ago

Pandering to a wild style of life

China Daily  

Images of giant pandas taken by infrared cameras set in Baishuijiang Nature Reserve in Gansu province. Some people who had found two small bears that somehow got separated from their mother, after buying them some milk, brought them to the administration office of the nearby Baishuijiang Nature Reserve in Northwest China's Gansu province. "It means people's awareness to protect wild …

Chinese researchers create a facial-recognition app for PANDAS
5 years, 9 months ago

Chinese researchers create a facial-recognition app for PANDAS

Daily Mail  

You would be forgiven for thinking all pandas look the same. Chinese experts have developed an app to identify pandas using facial recognition technology The app works with a database of more than 120,000 images and 10,000 video clips. The above picture is released by co-developer Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding The database took two years to set …

Captive panda population reaches 520 worldwide
7 years, 4 months ago

Captive panda population reaches 520 worldwide

China Daily  

The population of captive giant pandas has reached 520 worldwide. The population of captive giant pandas has reached 520 worldwide, according to the China giant panda breeding technology committee at its annual conference Tuesday. As of early October, 63 captive panda cubs had been born in China, France, the United States, Japan, Spain, Belgium and Austria this year, 58 of …

New 'eyes'on pandas[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 4 months ago

New 'eyes'on pandas[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Infrared cameras capture images of a wild giant panda in nature reserves in China. Rangers in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, have to ride motorcycles or horses when they patrol the deep forests of the mountainous area, but now they can monitor the wildlife habitat via high-definition wireless surveillance cameras. It's part of the Giant Panda Habitat Monitoring and …

China's wild panda numbers have increased by 17% since 2003, new census reveals
10 years ago

China's wild panda numbers have increased by 17% since 2003, new census reveals

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nicola Loweth, conservation group WWF UK’s regional officer for India and China, said: “The increase in population is due …

Giant panda population goes up to over 1900: Survey
10 years ago

Giant panda population goes up to over 1900: Survey

Firstpost  

Over 1,900 giant pandas, an endangered species, are currently in China and different parts of the world, representing an increase of 16.8 percent compared to twelve years ago, according to official data. Beijing: Over 1,900 giant pandas, an endangered species, are currently in China and different parts of the world, representing an increase of 16.8 percent compared to twelve years …

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