Sichuan's black and white survival program

Forestry authorities in Sichuan province are investigating ways to build national parks to better protect giant pandas, possibly the world's best-loved animals.

The Sichuan Provincial Forestry Bureau released a guideline in early October suggesting that nine migration paths for giant pandas will be the top options for the parks' locations.

An official at the bureau who declined to be named said the construction of the parks is still in an exploratory phase and an environmental assessment is ongoing.