China's government is moving to boost the country's smallest and most isolated population of giant pandas, after scientists warned that the animals could soon disappear.rnGiant pandas are highly endangered, particularly in the Xiaoxiangling Mountains on the Tibetan plateau's eastern edge. When researchers led by ecologist Wei Fuwen of the Chinese Academy of Science's Institute of Zoology in Beijing screened DNA from 142 droppings collected from the area, they traced the scat to just 32 individuals.
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