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Loggers Are Wiping Out Panda Bear Habitats In China

Loggers Are Wiping Out Panda Bear Habitats In China

by The Daily Eye Team October 26 2015, 3:42 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 19 secs

An area equivalent to more than 1,800 soccer fields has been lost to clear-cutting in the sanctuaries, a chain of protected forest in the highlands of south-central China. Wednesday's report by Greenpeace East Asia found that weak forestry regulations allow the UNESCO World Heritage Site to be exploited for profit, "endangering local wildlife and global treasures" like the giant panda. Read More?at ?www.news.vice.com




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