Climbing Trees, Strolling and Juggling—Giant Pandas in Aba Prefecture Have Fun in the World of Ice and Snow

The other day, the staff of the Mao County Management Station of the Giant Panda National Park found that giant pandas appeared frequently when sorting out infrared camera data. They were climbing trees, strolling, juggling and performing actively in front of the camera.

A giant panda is climbing a tree captured by an infrared camera [Photo provided by courtesy of the Aba Management Bureau of the Giant Panda National Park]

In the picture, several giant pandas walked through the camera step by step at a leisurely pace, performing a special catwalk show of national treasures in winter.

“Now, pandas appear more and more frequently and they can be seen almost every other day,” Tao Boshan , head of the Mao County Management Station of the Giant Panda National Park, said. He believed that the frequent appearance of pandas is mainly due to the establishment of the Giant Panda National Park, after which the protection of wild giant pandas has been strengthened and the ecology is getting better and better.

According to the results of the fourth national giant panda survey, there are 348 wild giant pandas in Aba Prefecture, accounting for 18.7% of the national wild giant panda population and 25.1% of the Sichuan wild giant panda population, making it a veritable habitat for giant pandas.