The world's largest breeding base for giant pandas is expected to be completed at the year's end in Wolong, Sichuan, according to the Administration Bureau of Wolong Nature Reserve on April 19th. By then, the new base will accommodate approximately 200 giant pandas and panda breeding.
Zhang Hemin, director of the Administration Bureau of Wolong Nature Reserve explained that the new base - construction kicked off on April 18th - is located in Huangcaoping, Gengda town, inside the Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve. It covers an area of about one square kilometer, with an indoor feeding room, breeding nursery, feed processing zone, admission management area; as well as 20 wild giant panda feeding and breeding fenced-in fields and 19,400 square meters of outdoor stadium for pandas.
Wolong Nature Reserve is located in southwestern Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province and is China's largest giant panda natural reserve, with more than 150 wild giant pandas.
By People's Daily Online
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