Xinhua
December 5, 2014
An injured wild panda trapped in a hole in Sichuan, Nov. 17. (File photo/CNS)
Photos of a wild giant panda wandering with its cub were captured in a nature reserve in the Tibetan-Qiang autonomous prefecture of Aba in southwest China’s Sichuan province.
The photos were captured by infrared cameras installed in Wujiao Nature Reserve under the forestry bureau of Jiuzhaigou county.
It is the third time that an adult giant panda has been photographed in the area this year, but it is the first time one was spotted walking with a cub, said the administration on Tuesday.
“The cub is only a few months old,” said Hu Xueyu, head of the administration office of the nature reserve.
“Giant panda cubs always live with their mother until they are two-and-a-half to three years old,” Hu said.
There are 26 rare animals in the Wujiao Nature Reserve, including golden monkeys and snow leopards. The sighting is especially important, as there are assumed to be less than 20 wild pandas left in the there. Their existence potentially threatened by increased amounts of tourism to the areas.
