National lab to help protect pandas

A national-level laboratory has been established to guarantee strong technological backup for the protection of pandas as well as other rare animals at Giant Panda National Park in southwest China.

The first State-level lab dedicated to panda conservation and research, the lab was established at the Dujiangyan base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan province.

An inauguration ceremony for the Key Laboratory on Conservation Biology of Rare Animals at the park was held on Tuesday.