China's first panda college to open doors in Sichuan


This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows giant panda Xin Bao at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province. - Photo: Xinhua

BEIJING: When the new semester begins in September, China West Normal University in Nanchong, Sichuan province, will usher in the first undergraduate students in the country's first college dedicated to the study of giant pandas.

The 50 wildlife and nature reserve management majors will be trained to become professionals specializing in the protection of the animals.

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