WWF launches International Panda Day
World Wide Fund China designated Oct 27 as International Panda Day on Friday in Shanghai, hailing the global integrated conservation efforts of the bamboo-munching, black-and-white bear as an example to be followed in protecting other wild species.
"Hope is the biggest meaning of International Panda Day," said Lu Siping, the CEO of WWF China, at the launch ceremony. "That hope will promote the society and people to protect other species."
Lu said that the giant panda, which has been WWF's logo since its establishment in 1961, is also a symbol of the global conservation movement. The achievements they've made in the past decades make people believe that the environment can be improved and rare species can be saved by integrated efforts.
