:::The panda fights back:::

Posted on 08 June 2005 |

Last year there was good news for panda lovers.

A survey carried out by WWF and the Chinese authorities showed 1,600 pandas are left in the wild, over 40% more than previously thought.

WWF is working with local communities and business to ensure that population remains stable.

And as our reporter Claire Doole explains nothing can ever prepare you -- young or old -- for that first glimpse of this iconic animal.

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