Sichuan earthquake caused significant damage to giant panda habitat
Monday, July 27, 2009 - 09:35
in Earth & Climate
When the magnitude 8 Sichuan earthquake struck southern China in May 2008, it left more than 69,000 people dead and 4.3 million homeless. Now ecologists have added to these losses an assessment of the earthquake's impact on biodiversity: namely, habitat for some of the last existing wild giant pandas.