The magnitude-7 quake that jolted southwest China has badly affected the Giant Panda population in Ya'an.
中国庐山发生的7级地震使雅安大熊猫数量受到重创。
Ya'an is home to the Giant Panda. French natural historian, Armand David, was the first European to write his observations on the rare species found at Baoxing County, 144 years ago.
雅安是中国大熊猫的主要生长地之一。法国博物学家Armand David在144年前就记录下了他在宝兴县发现的这一稀有物种——大熊猫,他是第一位记录下熊猫生活的欧洲人。
Although no deaths or injuries have been reported among the Baoxing panda population so far, they've been badly frightened by the earthquake. There are 61 Giant Pandas at the Panda Base at Ya'an, many were moved from here to another nature reserve when a magnitude-8 earthquake struck near the reserve in 2008.
尽管,至今并未发现宝兴大熊猫有伤亡情况,但是它们受到了巨大的惊吓。在2008年发生8级地震期间,雅安熊猫基地的61只大熊猫,其中多数被转移到了另一自然保护区。