Number of giant pandas in China reaches 422 (7)

A giant panda is seen at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 31, 2015. China now has 422 giant pandas bred and living in captivity with a survival rate of about 88 percent, the State Forestry Administration (SFA) said Thursday. The country aims to increase the captive giant pandas population to 500 by 2020. (Xinhua/Xu Yubin)