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Published online 20 June 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060619-4

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Giant pandas bounce back

Population census shows raised hopes for iconic species.

The number of giant pandas in a crucial wildlife reserve in western China seems to have doubled since 1998, say researchers in China and Britain. The discovery raises hopes that this iconic species is on the road to recovery.

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