Li Ning

Email: cqyu@mail.east.net.cn OR cqyu@mimi.cnc.ac.cn · Li Ning, Panda Programme Communications Officer, WWF China.Tel: 8610-6591-5732 to -37.

Li Ning, Panda Programme Communications Officer, WWF China.Tel: 8610-6591-5732 to -37.Email: lining@mailhost.cinet.com.cn

Email: cqyu@mail.east.net.cn OR cqyu@mimi.cnc.ac.cn Li Ning, Panda Programme Communications Officer, WWF China.Tel: 8610-6591-5732 to -37.

The increase is "very encouraging news," says Li Ning, a communications officer at WWF China-especially since attempts to boost the panda population in captivity have been getting increasingly desperate.
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These corridors are crucial, explains Li, because they connect the fragmented panda habitats and, in theory, allow the animals to find mates more easily.

Although the panda population is undoubtedly larger than 20 years ago, the WWF says that it has also simply gotten better at counting.Satellite photography, computers and better access on the ground give researchers a more accurate reading.If the giant panda population is to grow further, China must continue to expand its network of linked nature reserves-which Li says will also benefit some of China's other endangered species, such as the golden monkey and the takin.

Li Ning joined WWF as the Species and Protected Areas Program Associate in Dec. 1997.Her major responsibilities were to assist the program officer in managing the giant panda conservation projects as well as assisting conservation initiations in Tibet.In July 2001, she was appointed as the Communications Coordinator for the Species Program.Her major responsibilities include internal and external communications and networking on species issues, particularly of the giant panda.Prior to joining WWF, she worked as a part-time English teacher for two years and in a computer company for one year.She graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University with an M.A. in Applied Linguistics.

Li Ning, Panda Programme Communications Officer, WWF China.Tel: 8610-6591-5732 to -37.Email: lining@mailhost.cinet.com.cn

In China, contact Li Ning, WWF China, 86-10-65227100 ext. 223 or nli@wwfchina.org, or Wu Haohan, 86-10-6522 7100 ext 220.

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It is said by Li Ning of WWF-China, it's hard to judge right now whether the number will be an increase or decrease because the final analysis is yet to be done.However since that time, the pressure on panda habitat has definitely increased.