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eppur_se_muova

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Mon Jun-19-06 04:24 PM
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Hope for future of giant panda (BBC)

By Helen Briggs
BBC News science reporter

Fears that the giant panda is on the brink of extinction may be unjustified, research suggests.

Scientists believe populations have been underestimated in past surveys and there may be as many as 3,000 pandas left in the wild.

Numbers in reserves could be restored if conservation efforts continue, they write in Current Biology.

The panda once inhabited much of China but is now found only in the forested mountain areas of the country.
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The giant panda has long suffered at the hands of poachers and loggers, and was hit by the large-scale die-off of bamboo in the 1980s.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5085006.stm

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thereismore

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Mon Jun-19-06 04:34 PM
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1. Oh great. Now we can shoot them. nt

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eppur_se_muova

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Mon Jun-19-06 04:58 PM
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2. They make great coats. nt

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Dead_Parrot

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Mon Jun-19-06 05:04 PM
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3. I didn't even know they could sew.

:silly:

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eppur_se_muova

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Tue Jun-20-06 02:49 AM
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4. Well, I hear they can knit like bandits.

It's that phony "thumb" ya know.

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Dead_Parrot

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Tue Jun-20-06 04:27 AM
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5. Bandits can knit?!

I love this place. I am learning so much tonight...

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