{"id":6314,"date":"2013-09-06T08:49:32","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T01:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seangallagher.wpengine.com\/?p=6314"},"modified":"2013-09-06T08:49:32","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T01:49:32","slug":"5-myths-china-environment-national-geographic-news-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/5-myths-china-environment-national-geographic-news-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Myths About China and the Environment – National Geographic News Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Delighted to share with you the news of a recent guest blog post that I contributed to the National Geographic<\/strong> website, in their News Watch section. <\/p>\n

The post is titled “5 Myths about China and the Environment<\/strong>” and highlights some of the misconceptions about China’s environmental issues that I’ve come across over the years covering these issues. Below is the first one.<\/p>\n

Myth 1. Reintroduction of the Giant Panda Into the Wild Has Been a Success<\/strong><\/p>\n

Natural forests cover about 10 percent of China\u2019s surface area, but few of the forests remain in a primary or pristine condition. Large swathes of forest have been destroyed by human activities, which include logging, wood collection, and mining. The giant panda is one species that has been affected by these changes. Has captive breeding and reintroduction into the wild been a success?<\/p>\n

\u201cSo far the success rate is 100 percent failure,\u201d according to Sarah Bexell from the Chengdu Panda Breeding Center in Sichuan Province.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the good thing is that one panda was reintroduced,\u201d reports Bexell. \u201cHis name was Xiang Xiang and he actually did quite well until breeding season. He was attacked by other males and later died of the injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bexell warned that there have been several challenges for reintroduction. \u201cFirst, we are not yet saving land appropriately for wildlife, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecond is the issue of behavioral competency of animals born and raised in captivity. Third are concerns of passing disease to wild individuals, or compromised immunity of captive individuals once released. Finally, there are human social issues, like potential poaching of reintroduced animals,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

You can find the other four on the National Geographic Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This post is in conjunction with the release of my new eBook, MELTDOWN: China’s Environment Crisis, which you can download from iTunes or Amazon via the links below.<\/p>\n

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Delighted to share with you the news of a recent guest blog post that I contributed to the National Geographic website, in their News Watch section. The post is titled “5 Myths about China and the Environment” and highlights some of the misconceptions about China’s environmental issues that I’ve come across over the years covering these issues. Below is the first one. Myth 1. 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