Captive pandas rise to 548 globally

Photo taken on April 25, 2018 shows giant pandas at the Shenshuping base of China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas in Wolong, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The number of captive pandas had reached 548 globally as of November this year, said China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration Thursday. A total of 48 pandas were born, and 45 survived this year in China, a survival rate of 93.75 percent, according to data released by the administration at the on-going International Conference for the Giant Panda Conservation and Breeding held in Chengdu. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)