China created a panda program in the 1990s with the stated goal of saving them from extinction. But nearly 30 years later, the program's aggressive artificial breeding efforts have injured and even killed some pandas, a New York Times investigation found. https://nyti.ms/40teH2Q | The New York Times

Pandas have a naturally slow birth rate. Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is one of only three zoos in the US that works with China to boost the panda population! #NationalPandaDay #GP50 #Pandaversary #PandaStory | Smithsonian Channel