China: Pandas moved amid landslide fears

Pandas living in an earthquake-hit area of south west China have been evacuated to temporary shelters because of the continuing threat of landslides and other hazards, a local forestry bureau report said today.

Pandas from the Hetaoping Research and Conservation Centre in the world-renowned Wolong Nature Reserve will be moved to nearby areas, according to the report written by the Panda Protection Office of the Sichuan Forestry Department.