Captive-bred Chinese Panda released into the wild

China today released a panda bred in captivity into the wild for the first time, and the animal scampered into a nearby bamboo forest where he will be monitored via satellite.

Xiang Xiang, a 4-year-old male raised at the Wolong Giant Panda Research Centre in Sichuan province, was trained for almost three years to survive in the wild, the official Xinhua News Agency said.