You may have caught the news recently about a very special FedEx delivery to China’s Sichuan province: aboard the company’s custom-appointed 777 jet were two distinguished passengers, headed from the U.S. to the Chengdu Panda Base. They traveled in plexiglass crates accompanied by an entourage of caretakers, a vet, and a FedEx staffer. Their [...]
Posts Tagged ‘china’
Giant Panda Habitats Destroyed by Earthquake
A recent article on CNN.com cites a report that China’s Sichuan earthquake of last May destroyed a quarter of wild giant pandas’ habitat, and some 60% of giant pandas overall were affected by the quake.
