Can you trust anything coming out of China these days?
China’s population of wild giant pandas jumped nearly 17% over a decade with conservation measures credited as being behind the increase, according to state media citing an official survey.
The investigation by the State Forestry Administration (SFA) found that by the end of 2013 China had 1,864 giant pandas alive in the wild, marking an increase of 268 individuals, or 16.8%, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
The figures compared with a previous survey carried out in 2003, Xinhua said.
The SFA said conservation efforts led to the increase, according to Xinhua.
Besides population, panda habitat also increased 11.8% to 2.58 million hectares compared with the 2003 survey, Xinhua said.
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