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West first learned of Giant Panda
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Ruth Harkness became first Westerner to bring back a live giant panda cub.
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Fourteen Pandas were taken by foreigners from China.
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China banned the exploitation of pandas by foreigners
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Discovery that the Giant Panda is part of the bear family
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Chinese government discovered that approximately 2459 giant pandas exist in the wild
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Second survey revealed that only 1114 Pandas remained in the wild
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Third survey revealed that nearly 1600 giant pandas were in the wild.
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Fourth survey revealed over 1864 giant pandas living in the wild
This survey showed an increase