China released another two captive-bred giant pandas into the wild on October 20

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Channel: People's Daily, China 人民日报 · 2016 · News & Politics

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hina released another two captive-bred giant pandas into the wild on October 20 in southwest China's Sichuan Province, in an attempt to diversify the species' genetic pool.
Hua Yan and Zhang Meng, both females, were born at the semi-wild training center in Wolong Nature Reserve in August 2013 and July 2014, respectively. They were released into Liziping Nature Reserve Thursday morning.
They are the sixth and seventh giant pandas to have been released to the wild.
Both of them were declared in good shape and ready for release after a thorough physical examination at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) on Tuesday.

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