Panda 'love corridor' under threat

Hikers are disrupting the animals' movement along a vital passageway between nature reserves. Huang Zhiling in Chengdu and Peng Yining in Beijing report.

Wildlife watchers and hikers are posing a risk to a vital passageway used by giant pandas in China's southwest to find partners during mating season, conservationists have warned.

Dubbed "the love corridor" by park rangers, the forests of Anzihe Nature Reserve in Sichuan province link two major habitats for the endangered animals.