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First Giant Panda Is Released Into the Wild
"We might get to a point in a few years where we are releasing 15-plus pandas a year."
"We're going to try to improve and restore habitat, create corridors to link panda populations, and then, where possible, we'll be able to repopulate those areas."
- Marc Brody, U.S.-China Environmental Fund founder
"We're going to try to improve and restore habitat, create corridors to link panda populations, and then, where possible, we'll be able to repopulate those areas."
- Marc Brody, U.S.-China Environmental Fund founder
Sichuan Province, China - With two barks and a charge at a film crew, Xiang Xiang the panda today became the first captive-born giant panda to be released into the wild.
Conservationists hope this pioneer panda will mark the start of a program to reintroduce one of the world's best loved endangered animals into its native habitat.