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Dafengding Nature Reserve

Meigu County, China

Dafengding Nature Reserve
Dafengding Nature Reserve. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Dafengding Nature Reserve (pinyin: dàfēng dǐng) is located in Meigu County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, and in the Mabian Yi Autonomous County in Leshan prefecture-level city, both in Sichuan Province in the People's Republic of China, within the montane forests of the Hengduan Mountains. Elevation: 1240 – 3835 meters (Meigu reserve); 1200–4042 meters (Mabian reserve) Area: 159.50 sq. kilometers (Meigu reserve); 301.46 sq. kilometers (Mabian reserve) Established: 1978 The southernmost population of giant pandas live in this area. Besides the giant panda, fauna in the reserve include: In 2025, researchers described mustelid specimens captured in the Dafengding Nature Reserve as a new species, Mustela mopbie.

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