Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries--Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains--is renowned for its importance for the conservation of the giant panda. It was inscribed on World Heritage List in 2006.

 

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, home to more than 30% of the world's pandas which are classed as highly endangered, covers 924,500 hectares with seven nature reserves and nine scenic parks in the Qionglai and Jiajin Mountains. The sanctuaries constitute the largest remaining contiguous habitat of the giant panda. The sanctuaries are home to other globally endangered animals such as the red panda, the snow leopard and clouded leopard. They are among the botanically richest sites of any region in the world outside the tropical rainforests, with between 5,000 and 6,000 species of flora in over 1,000 genera.

 

 

Edited by Lei Lei

Source: Xinhua News