Pandas

Apparently the recent earthquake in China also did damage to the Wolong Panda Reserve, and rescue efforts are under way.

Comments

I was supposed to go to Wolong in July. Sigh. I wanted nothing more than to frolic with the Pandas.

OK, I confess this is a comparably trivial consequence of the catastrophe.

Posted by bend | May 24, 2008 10:35 AM

The pandas sleep all the time, especially when it's hot. The wife and I were there in July 2006, and we didn't see 1 panda active, no hyperbole.

Also, because they're endangered and you're germy, you can't even get closer to them than a few feet.

Posted by Arr-squared | May 24, 2008 5:17 PM

The media in Shanghai is reporting that damage to to the preserve has been serious, but that no pandas or panda-keepers (pandologists?) have been killed. Apparently two pandas wandered off when their enclosure collapsed- no word on their return as yet. The military is helicoptering in supplies and bamboo until transportation routes can be opened. Death toll was up to 61,000 last night.

Posted by K. Larson | May 25, 2008 11:43 PM