[Music] the devastation was sweeping more than
the devastation was sweeping more than
the devastation was sweeping more than 69,000 death homes and jobs lost an
69,000 death homes and jobs lost an
69,000 death homes and jobs lost an instant
amidst the human tragedy it’s sometimes
amidst the human tragedy it’s sometimes hard to remember that the massive
hard to remember that the massive
hard to remember that the massive earthquake in China also affected wildly
earthquake in China also affected wildly
earthquake in China also affected wildly [Music]
[Music]
[Music] conservationists were particularly
conservationists were particularly
conservationists were particularly concerned about the nation’s hypersonic
concerned about the nation’s hypersonic
concerned about the nation’s hypersonic animal the giant panda the quakes
animal the giant panda the quakes
animal the giant panda the quakes epicenter was just 20 miles from the
epicenter was just 20 miles from the
epicenter was just 20 miles from the nation’s remote Wolong Panda reserve in
nation’s remote Wolong Panda reserve in
nation’s remote Wolong Panda reserve in central China where these endangered
central China where these endangered
central China where these endangered animals are bred and protected National
animals are bred and protected National
animals are bred and protected National Geographic dispatched a team to assess
Geographic dispatched a team to assess
Geographic dispatched a team to assess the damage getting to the site was
the damage getting to the site was
the damage getting to the site was extremely difficult
[Music]
[Music] the magnitude 7.9 earthquake ravaged the
the magnitude 7.9 earthquake ravaged the
the magnitude 7.9 earthquake ravaged the landscape
landscape
landscape [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] sometimes impassable and landslides were
sometimes impassable and landslides were
sometimes impassable and landslides were a constant threat
when they finally reach the reserved the
when they finally reach the reserved the TV discovered that some of the centre’s
TV discovered that some of the centre’s
TV discovered that some of the centre’s buildings have been destroyed
buildings have been destroyed
buildings have been destroyed when it slides had very part of the
when it slides had very part of the
when it slides had very part of the pandas habitat Zhang Haman is the
pandas habitat Zhang Haman is the
pandas habitat Zhang Haman is the director of the reserve power station
director of the reserve power station
director of the reserve power station [Music]
collapsed some witnesses say the pandas
collapsed some witnesses say the pandas to sense trouble before the earthquake
to sense trouble before the earthquake
to sense trouble before the earthquake struck freezing in their tracks
struck freezing in their tracks
struck freezing in their tracks [Music]
fortunately most of the animals and
fortunately most of the animals and their caretakers were outside when the
their caretakers were outside when the
their caretakers were outside when the quake struck and not trapped inside the
quake struck and not trapped inside the
quake struck and not trapped inside the collapsed buildings but the Templar was
collapsed buildings but the Templar was
collapsed buildings but the Templar was strong enough to toss boulders the size
strong enough to toss boulders the size
strong enough to toss boulders the size of cars crumbling buildings and burying
of cars crumbling buildings and burying
of cars crumbling buildings and burying valleys
some workers gathered up the babies in
some workers gathered up the babies in their arms and sprinted up a ladder
their arms and sprinted up a ladder
their arms and sprinted up a ladder that’s life
another that was missing
another that was missing it’s own to the Haven in the days after
it’s own to the Haven in the days after
it’s own to the Haven in the days after the disaster but the crisis wasn’t over
the disaster but the crisis wasn’t over
the disaster but the crisis wasn’t over yet
yet
yet the pandas food source was now in
the pandas food source was now in
the pandas food source was now in jeopardy an adult panda browses through
jeopardy an adult panda browses through
jeopardy an adult panda browses through a whopping 44 pounds of fresh bamboo
a whopping 44 pounds of fresh bamboo
a whopping 44 pounds of fresh bamboo each day so much that the meals have to
each day so much that the meals have to
each day so much that the meals have to be trucked in from outside farms
be trucked in from outside farms
be trucked in from outside farms [Music]
[Music]
[Music] with the regular supply roads cut off
with the regular supply roads cut off
with the regular supply roads cut off the Chinese government arranged an
the Chinese government arranged an
the Chinese government arranged an emergency bamboo shipment to the center
[Music]
[Music] many of the keepers are still here
many of the keepers are still here
many of the keepers are still here working in some cases without
working in some cases without
working in some cases without electricity and despite the quakes
electricity and despite the quakes
electricity and despite the quakes trauma to their own lives China is
trauma to their own lives China is
trauma to their own lives China is committed to saving its best known
committed to saving its best known
committed to saving its best known species only about 1,600
species only about 1,600
species only about 1,600 in the wild and only about a hundred and
in the wild and only about a hundred and
in the wild and only about a hundred and eighty have been bred in captivity the
eighty have been bred in captivity the
eighty have been bred in captivity the wool reserve is working to successfully
wool reserve is working to successfully
wool reserve is working to successfully release captive-bred pandas into the
release captive-bred pandas into the
release captive-bred pandas into the wild those plans may be on hold as
wild those plans may be on hold as
wild those plans may be on hold as conservationists continue to reassess
conservationists continue to reassess
conservationists continue to reassess damage from the quake many of the pandas
damage from the quake many of the pandas
damage from the quake many of the pandas in the woollen reserve have already been
in the woollen reserve have already been
in the woollen reserve have already been moved to a safer and perhaps more
moved to a safer and perhaps more
moved to a safer and perhaps more suitable habitat conservationists say
suitable habitat conservationists say
suitable habitat conservationists say the pandas should have a breeding center
the pandas should have a breeding center
the pandas should have a breeding center in the mountains where there’s an
in the mountains where there’s an
in the mountains where there’s an abundant supply of bamboo and water a
abundant supply of bamboo and water a
abundant supply of bamboo and water a place where they can live in a more
place where they can live in a more
place where they can live in a more natural habitat
after this disaster of horrific
after this disaster of horrific proportions conservationists hope for
proportions conservationists hope for
proportions conservationists hope for better things to come safety sponsored
better things to come safety sponsored
better things to come safety sponsored by National Geographic mission programs
by National Geographic mission programs
by National Geographic mission programs taking science and exploration into the
taking science and exploration into the
taking science and exploration into the new millennium
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