Endangered Giant Panda Population On The Rise

Endangered Giant Panda Population On The Rise
YANTAI, CHINA - JUNE 01: (CHINA OUT) A giant panda eats 'Zongzi' (glutinous rice dumplings) during Dragon Boat Festival celebrations at Yantai Zoo on June 1, 2014 in Yantai, China. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanwu Festival, falls on May 5th of the Chinese Calendar. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
YANTAI, CHINA - JUNE 01: (CHINA OUT) A giant panda eats 'Zongzi' (glutinous rice dumplings) during Dragon Boat Festival celebrations at Yantai Zoo on June 1, 2014 in Yantai, China. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanwu Festival, falls on May 5th of the Chinese Calendar. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

Researchers spent three years counting pandas while trekking through nearly 12 million acres of mountainous forest, and have some pretty great news – the population of the world’s cuddliest animal is indeed on the rise.

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