Injured wild panda in Sichuan dies despite treatment
Xinhua, May 7, 2016 Adjust font size:
An injured wild panda spotted in Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, died on Friday after emergency treatment failed, the Ya'an base under the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Pandas said on Saturday.
About four years old and 44 kg in weight, the male panda was found by a villager in Baoxing County at around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. It was suffering injuries to its ear, back, leg and tail.
The panda died at 2:50 p.m. Friday after treatment proved unsuccessful, including removal of dead or damaged tissue and use of a breathing machine, according to the base staff.
The panda had likely been attacked by other animals, said Huang Yan, deputy chief engineer at the center, adding that a normal four-year-old panda should weigh over 70 kg.
Wild pandas have long faced survival challenges such as attacks by other animals and man-made destruction of habitat. They are especially likely to face attacks by predators during the mating season in April and May, according to Huang. Endi