NATURE & WILDLIFE

National Treasures

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Nigel kicks off the series alongside the 8,000-strong Terracotta Army, and then strolls atop the 4,000 mile-long Great Wall of China. These are the best-known man-made symbols of this vast land, but Nigel wants to showcase the nation’s natural wonders: pandas and other inhabitants of the remote bamboo forests. Wolong National Nature Reserve is 770 square miles of forest, and the best place in the world to get alongside pandas- 150 live here, some in near-wild conditions, others in captivity so they can take part in the breeding programme. Nigel meets the staff and their charges. The earthquake of May 2008 destroyed many pens and some pandas escaped- we’ll see how the facility has been rebuilt and meet cubs born in the midst of disaster who are now thriving. Nigel will also befriend Lang Lang, a pregnant panda. We’ll follow her over several months to see how she copes with birth, and how she raises her valuable cub.

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