In order to protect the ecological and natural environment, China officially established the Sanjiangyuan National Park in southern Qinghai Province in October 2021, spanning 5 national parks including the Giant Panda National Park in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces, with a protected area of 230,000 square kilometers, covering nearly 30% of the national key protected species of wild animals and plants in China’s land area. Since the establishment of the national park, great achievements have been made in nature protection.

There are currently 1,340 wild giant pandas in the Giant Panda National Park Pandas account for 71.89% of the entire wild giant panda population. Happily, wild pandas, which were rarely encountered in the past, have been observed frequently recently. During field surveys, caretakers even witnessed three wild pandas every day. The park has also established a genetic data platform and preserved the DNA information of more than 500 giant pandas. The person in charge said that individual identification through DNA in many regions has revealed that the number of pandas in relevant areas has increased and their activity range has continued to expand, which is "the reason for the increased chance of encountering wild pandas."

China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration stated that the world’s largest national park system will be basically established by 2035. China will continue to be committed to nature protection in the future. (Strict translation)

An article in Germany's Die Zeit on January 25, original title: More giant pandas living in the wild Since the 1980s, the number of giant pandas has recovered significantly. In China, the number of wild giant pandas has increased. The total wild population of giant pandas in China has grown from about 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900 today.

Giant pandas mainly live in the mountains and forests of Sichuan Province in southwest China. Chengdu operates a research center that conducts an extensive breeding program for the animals, which are considered extremely reluctant to mate.

In China, pandas also have political significance and are part of "giant panda diplomacy." China has carried out cooperative research on giant panda conservation with 26 institutions in 20 countries, and has rented giant pandas to zoos in some countries, including Berlin Zoo. It is understood that there are currently 56 giant pandas living abroad. They always belong to China, no matter where they live.