Information Panda conservation began in China during the 1940s. In 1963, the Chinese Government created Wolong as a forest reserve, now better known as a panda reserve because of the number of pandas living there. By 1992, there were 13 panda reserves, covering a total area of 6,049 KM. The WWF, or world wildlife fund's support for panda conservation in China started in 1980. At first, WWF's work with the Chinese Ministry of Forestry focused on finding out more about the panda and its habits, because little was known about it in the wild. It also contributed to the construction costs of a research and captive breeding centre at the Wolong Nature Reserve. Called the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda, it opened in 1983 and is run by local scientists.

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