Friction between humans and wild animals at China’s Giant Panda National Park intensified significantly over the past decade as conservation efforts expanded, a new study has found. Farmers reported increasing losses between 2015 and 2024 stemming from damage to property and crops as well as attacks on humans and livestock. The team behind the study said the issue had become the most prominent challenge facing the park’s administrators. The Giant Panda National Park covers 22,000 sq km (8,500 sq...
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August 30, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Human-wild animal clashes on the rise in China’s Giant Panda National Park
SCMP China