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China finds escaped quake panda
China has recaptured a giant panda that escaped after a massive earthquake devastated the research base where it lived, the official Xinhua agency said on Monday.
- Agencies
- Published: 18:42 May 26, 2008
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Beijing: China has recaptured a giant panda that escaped after a massive earthquake devastated the research base where it lived, the official Xinhua agency said on Monday.
The panda, named Xi Xi, was spotted on Sunday by a river not far from the Wolong research centreand was captured on Monday just 200 metres downstream from its home.
The highly endangered bear was anesthetised and taken back in a cage to rejoin another four pandas who also went on the run after the May 12 quake, China's most devastating in decades.
One panda is still missing, and the centre is struggling to feed the animals, which used to live on bamboo shoots collected by local people.
The Wolong centre is deep in the mountains of Sichuan province, just 30 km from the earthquake epicentre along a winding, two-lane road that was partially blocked by landslides.
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