Wow, apparently it is extremely difficult to get pandas to breed in captivity. Mothers are only in heat 72 hours a year. They also have a tendency to give birth to twins, but to only take care of one. Despite these obstacles, the Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Center is hoping to release some pandas into the wild soon. Note that this is where students on my 2012 trip to China will have a 3 day international internship. Read more in this BBC article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9225000/9225918.stm
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