China releases pandas to nature

China has just released pandas to breed and nurture by artificial methods on the country's southwestern forest.

Born in Wolong Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province in August 2010, Taotao is a male panda, now 2 years old. On Thursday, Taotao stepped out of the cave and ran into the bamboo forest at Lipingzi Nature Reserve, Shimian began a new life. This is a move that Chinese officials say marks a new phase in the effort to protect symbolic animals.

Taotao panda

Before returning to the forest, Taotao had to undergo three training sessions. Initially, Taotao was raised by his mother and learned climbing skills. Later, he learned to endure harsh weather and learn to run away from human pursuit. In the end, conservationists taught Taotao to know what its enemies and fellow humans are.

"The release of pandas that nourish artificially with their trained skills will help them integrate quickly into the wild environment. From there, increase the number of pandas and boost their survival. " China.org quoted Dr. Wu Daifu, who cared for Taotao.

For the first time in 2006, China freed Xiangxiang panda to return to nature. But this effort by conservationists failed when Xiangxiang died in the struggle to survive with other pandas.

After the incident, the scientific community has learned and implemented conservation training methods in other ways. In June 2010, China restarted its bear training program before bringing it back to nature.