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Giant Panda Reintroduction - China

WOLONG, June 29, 2024 -- This file photo taken on Nov. 20, 2010 shows staff members dressed up in giant panda costumes holding a giant panda cub into a bamboo basket at the second-phase giant panda wild training fields of Hetaoping panda base in Wolong, southwest China's Sichuan Province. In recent years, China has made significant progress in panda conservation through a series of measures, including forest and wildlife protection as well as the construction of giant panda national parks. The wild giant panda population in China has grown from about 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900. Giant panda reintroduction refers to releasing captive-bred giant pandas to their historical distribution areas to live and reproduce after acclimatization training so as to rebuild the wild population of the species. China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) started a reintroduction program in 2003. It has reintroduced eleven pandas into the wild, nine of which survived. In the future, the center will

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Giant Panda Reintroduction - China

WOLONG, June 29, 2024 -- This file photo taken on Nov. 20, 2010 shows staff members monitoring the giant panda wild training fields of Hetaoping panda base in Wolong, southwest China's Sichuan Province. In recent years, China has made significant progress in panda conservation through a series of measures, including forest and wildlife protection as well as the construction of giant panda national parks. The wild giant panda population in China has grown from about 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900. Giant panda reintroduction refers to releasing captive-bred giant pandas to their historical distribution areas to live and reproduce after acclimatization training so as to rebuild the wild population of the species. China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) started a reintroduction program in 2003. It has reintroduced eleven pandas into the wild, nine of which survived. In the future, the center will continue to train more individual panda cubs using the mother-cub process before relea

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(FOCUS)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-REINTRODUCTION (CN)

(240629) -- WOLONG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken on Nov. 20, 2010 shows staff members dressed up in giant panda costumes holding a giant panda cub into a bamboo basket at the second-phase giant panda wild training fields of Hetaoping panda base in Wolong, southwest China's Sichuan Province. In recent years, China has made significant progress in panda conservation through a series of measures, including forest and wildlife protection as well as the construction of giant panda national parks. The wild giant panda population in China has grown from about 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900. Giant panda reintroduction refers to releasing captive-bred giant pandas to their historical distribution areas to live and reproduce after acclimatization training so as to rebuild the wild population of the species. China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) started a reintroduction program in 2003. It has reintroduced eleven pandas into the wild, nine of wh

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(FOCUS)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-REINTRODUCTION (CN)

(240629) -- WOLONG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken on Nov. 20, 2010 shows staff members monitoring the giant panda wild training fields of Hetaoping panda base in Wolong, southwest China's Sichuan Province. In recent years, China has made significant progress in panda conservation through a series of measures, including forest and wildlife protection as well as the construction of giant panda national parks. The wild giant panda population in China has grown from about 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900. Giant panda reintroduction refers to releasing captive-bred giant pandas to their historical distribution areas to live and reproduce after acclimatization training so as to rebuild the wild population of the species. China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) started a reintroduction program in 2003. It has reintroduced eleven pandas into the wild, nine of which survived. In the future, the center will continue to train more individual panda cu

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Aguirre's name floated as Japan coaching candidate

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa, shows former Mexico coach Javier Aguirre, who was reported to be a candidate to fill Japan's vacant managing position in Spanish sports paper Marca's online edition on June 29, 2014. Aguirre managed Mexico at both the 2002 and 2010 World Cups.

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Ex-Finance Minister Fujii to retire from politics

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2010 shows former Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan. Fujii will retire from politics without running in the Dec. 16 general election, sources close to the legislator said Nov. 29, 2012.

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Japanese cheerleader for Mavs

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuki Kaito, a rookie member of the Dallas Mavericks Dancers in the U.S. National Basketball Association, poses in Dallas, Texas, on June 5, 2011. Kaito, a 29-year-old Japanese national, went to the United States in 2010 to join the squad. She said she decided to remain in the United States after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan to pursue her dancing career, but donated her entire salary for the 2010-2011 season for the victims.

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Space probe Hayabusa unveiled to media

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Kawaguchi (L), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency project manager for space probe Hayabusa exploration, explains about the outer shell of the capsule at a press preview at Sagamihara City Museum in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 29, 2010, a day ahead of the probe's two-day public exhibition. Hayabusa returned from the asteroid Itokawa in June, making an unprecedented round trip to an astronomical body other than the moon.

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Space probe Hayabusa unveiled to media

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese space probe Hayabusa capsule's outer shell is unveiled to the media at Sagamihara City Museum in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 29, 2010, a day ahead of the capsule's two-day public exhibition. Hayabusa returned from the asteroid Itokawa in June, making an unprecedented round trip to an astronomical body other than the moon.

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Hakoda Bugyosho restored after around 140 years

HAKODATE, Japan - The restored building of Hakodate Bugyosho (Magistrate's Office) is unveiled to the media in Hakodate, a port city in southern Hokkaido, on July 16, 2010. The office, built in 1802 at the end of the Edo Period by the Tokugawa shogunate as an outpost to check Russian moves, was destroyed in 1871. Work to restore the office began in June 2006 and cost 2.8 billion yen, and it will open to the public on July 29.

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Sony science museum attracts curious minds in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors compete in a 'Smile Fight' game at Sony ExploraScience, a museum operated by Sony Corp., in Tokyo's Daiba district on June 29, 2010. The screen shows a child (L) winning the game using a device that can rate the smiles of participants.

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Paraguay beat Japan to reach q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan striker Shinji Okazaki (L) and Paraguay defender Paulo Da Silva compete for the ball in the second half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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Paraguay beat Japan to reach q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan midfielder Kengo Nakamura (2nd from L) passes the ball to teammate Keisuke Honda (18) in the second half of their World Cup second-round match against Paraguay at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan failed in their bid to advance to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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Paraguay beat Japan to reach q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan defender Yuichi Komano hits the crossbar during a penalty shootout with Paraguay in their World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan failed in their bid to advance to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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Paraguay beat Japan to reach q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan players acknowledge their supporters after the Blue Samurai were defeated by Paraguay in a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan failed in their bid to advance to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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Paraguay beat Japan to reach q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (C) gathers the ball in the second half of his team's World Cup second-round match against Paraguay at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan failed in their bid to advance to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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Paraguay advance to q'finals beating Japan

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Citizens in Asuncion celebrate Paraguay's victory over Japan in a World Cup second-round match in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Paraguay beat Japan to reach q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan's Keisuke Honda reacts after missing a shot against Paraguay in the first half a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan failed in their bid to advance to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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Kvitova beats Kanepi at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic celebrates her victory in a quarterfinal of the Wimbledon tennis championships against Kaia Kanepi of Estonia at the All England Tennis Club in London on June 29, 2010. Kvitova beat Kanepi 4-6, 7-6 (10-8), 8-6.

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Paraguay advance to q'finals beating Japan

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Citizens in Asuncion riding motor vehicles celebrate Paraguay's victory over Japan in a World Cup second-round match in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time.

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CAP SPO#Williams defeats Li at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams of the United States hits a return to Na Li of China in a quarterfinal of the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on June 29, 2010. Williams won 7-5, 6-3.

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Kvitova beats Kanepi at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic plays a forehand against Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in a quarterfinal of the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on June 29, 2010. Kvitova beat Kanepi 4-6, 7-6 (10-8), 8-6.

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Kanepi at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Kaia Kanepi of Estonia plays a return to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in a quarterfinal of the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on June 29, 2010. Kvitova beat Kanepi 4-6, 7-6 (10-8), 8-6.

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Li at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Na Li of China plays a forehand shot against Serena Williams of the United States in a quarterfinal of the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on June 29, 2010. Li lost 5-7, 3-6.

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Paraguay beat Japan to reach q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan players are downcast after losing to Paraguay in their World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan failed in their bid to advance to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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CAP SPO#Williams defeats Li at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams of the United States hits a return to Na Li of China in a quarterfinal of the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on June 29, 2010. Williams won 7-5, 6-3.

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Paraguay beat Japan to reach q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan players acknowledge their supporters after the Blue Samurai were defeated by Paraguay in a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan failed in their bid to advance to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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Paraguay beat Japan to reach q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan players are downcast after losing to Paraguay in their World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan failed in their bid to advance to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament for the first time.

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Japan lose to Paraguay

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japanese supporters react to Japan's loss against Paraguay in a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan lost 5-3 on penalties.

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Japan lose to Paraguay

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan coach Takeshi Okada (R) leaves the ground, walking past striker Shinji Okazaki (9), after Japan's loss against Paraguay in a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan lost 5-3 on penalties.

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Japan lose to Paraguay

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan defender Yuichi Komano (3) is consoled by midfielder Junichi Inamoto (20) after Japan's loss against Paraguay in a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Komano missed Japan's third spot kick, resulting in a 5-3 penalty shootout loss.

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Japan vs Paraguay in World Cup 2nd round

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka (4) clears the danger from Paraguay midfielder Nestor Ortigoza (20) during the second half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010.

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Japan lose to Paraguay

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa (22) holds off Paraguay striker Lucas Barrios during the second half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan lost 5-3 on penalties.

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N. Korea security officials in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Delegates of the People's Security Ministry of North Korea arrive at Beijing airport June 29, 2010. The officials declined to comment on the purpose of the trip before heading for central Beijing in a vehicle prepared by the Chinese Public Security Ministry.

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Paraguay beat Japan to go to World Cup q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz (9) fires a shot against Japan in the first half a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won 5-3 on penalties.

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Japan vs Paraguay in World Cup 2nd round

PRETORIA, South Africa - Paraguay players pose for a photo ahead of a World Cup second-round match against Japan at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010.

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Japan vs Paraguay in World Cup 2nd round

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka (4) competes for the ball with Paraguay midfielder Enrique Vera (L) during the first half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010.

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Paraguay beat Japan to go to World Cup q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (R) blocks a shot at a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won 5-3 on penalties.

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Paraguay beat Japan to go to World Cup q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan midfielder Yuki Abe (R) and Paraguay midfielder Enrique Vera battles for the ball in the first half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won 5-3 on penalties.

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Japan vs Paraguay in World Cup 2nd round

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan defender Yuichi Komano (R) competes for the ball with Paraguay striker Edgar Benitez during the first half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010.

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Paraguay beat Japan to go to World Cup q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan coach Takeshi Okada gives instructions to defender Yuto Nagatomo (5) in the first half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won 5-3 on penalties.

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Japan vs Paraguay in World Cup 2nd round

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan coach Takeshi Okada gives instructions during the first half of a World Cup second-round match against Paraguay at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010.

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Japan vs Paraguay in World Cup 2nd round

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan's Keisuke Honda (18) tussles with Paraguay defender Paulo Da Silva during the first half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010.

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Japan vs Paraguay in World Cup 2nd round

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui (R) tussles with Paraguay midfielder Enrique Vera (13) during the first half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010.

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Japan lose to Paraguay

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan midfielder Yasuhito Endo (7) and Paraguay midfielder Carlos Bonet fly high during the first half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Japan lost 5-3 on penalties.

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Paraguay beat Japan to go to World Cup q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan midfielder Yuki Abe kicks the ball near Paraguay striker Lucas Barrios in the first half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won 5-3 on penalties.

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Japan vs Paraguay in World Cup 2nd round

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan's Keisuke Honda (18) shoots during the first half of a World Cup second-round match against Paraguay at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010.

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Paraguay beat Japan to go to World Cup q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan coach Takeshi Okada objects to a referee's decision in the first half of a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won 5-3 on penalties.

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Paraguay beat Japan to go to World Cup q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Paraguay players rush to teammates after beating Japan in a World Cup second-round match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won 5-3 on penalties.

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Paraguay beat Japan to go to World Cup q'finals

PRETORIA, South Africa - Japan players watch from the bench a World Cup second-round match against Paraguay at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2010. Paraguay won 5-3 on penalties.