Artificial intervention hindering panda survival

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CHENGDU, Nov. 14 -- More research on the release of captive-bred pandas into the wild is needed as artificial intervention is hindering their chances of survival.

At the International Symposium on Giant Panda Conservation Conference, which was held from Nov. 7 to 12 in Chengdu City, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Chinese panda experts revealed that research and practices would be developed.

Zhang Hemin, director of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, said it is a good time to train and release pandas into the wild as the number of captive-bred pandas has been increasing at a stable rate.

A total of 49 panda cubs were born in China this year, with 42 surviving, marking a record for giant panda breeding in the country, according to Zhang.

Only when there is a stable growth trend of the wild panda population will the rare species no longer be endangered, Zhang said.

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