panda melt (00:00:55)

Pandas once roamed lowland areas, but were chased out by farming, forest clearing, and other human development. Nearing extinction, recent efforts to preserve the population have revitalized the species.

• grant: $500,000 - China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

  Lifetime adoption of twin pandas, a 'Panda Cam' at the Wolong Nature Reserve, medical research and programs, and a sculpture to increase public awareness of panda conservation.

  topic: animals

  location: wolong