China's panda sanctuaries at risk from illegal logging, says Greenpeace
by Fergus Ryan in Beijing from on (#R4J6)
Investigation found 1,280 hectares of natural forest illegally razed, endangering homes of more than 30% of world's pandas
Illegal loggers are ransacking sanctuaries in southwest China that are home to more than 30% of the world's pandas, according to a Greenpeace investigation.
The two-year study found that more than 1,800 football pitches of natural forest in a Unesco world natural heritage site had been illegally razed.
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