18th
Sad panda news
Now, I don’t in any way mean to detract from the human toll of the devastating earthquake in China. Of course not. But … the pandas!
“Also in the quake area, three giant pandas were missing from the world’s most famous reserve for the endangered animals.
All the pandas at the Wolong Nature Reserve were first reported safe Tuesday, but an official with the State Forestry Administration now says three are missing, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday.
Panda houses at the reserve were severely damaged and five staff members there were killed, forestry spokesman Cao Qingyao told Xinhua.
The 60 other giant pandas at the Wolong Nature Reserve were safe, according to the agency. The reserve is 18 miles from the epicenter of the earthquake.”
