Researchers fail to save giant panda hurt in wild
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A WILD giant panda in southwest China has died days after being found with severe injuries possibly suffered in an attack by martens.
The 3-year-old bear, named Ping Ping, was found hiding and moaning in a cave near a patrol station in the Tangjiahe Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province on November 17.
It had sustained severe injuries to its stomach, exposing its intestines.
The damage was likely caused by yellow-throated martens, said Chen Limin, an official at the reserve.
The bear’s condition quickly deteriorated and it was sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for further treatment on November 20, the provincial forestry bureau said.
It was very weak and on the verge of going into shock, so staff at the base decided to carry out conservative treatment rather than operating on the injured animal.
The panda fell into a coma several times last Friday and died on Tuesday after emergency treatment failed, a source from the research base said.
An autopsy revealed the panda had died from intestinal necrosis, septicemia, liver damage and severe malnutrition.
Giant pandas are one of the world’s most endangered species. About 1,600 live in the wild, mostly in the mountains of Sichuan, while more than 300 live in captivity.
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