Wolong National Nature Reserve

Wolong National Nature Reserve (from Chinese, wòlóng, 'crouching dragon'), officially known as Wolong Special Administrative Region, is a national protected area in Wenchuan County in China. It was established in 1963 with an initial size of about 200 km2 (77 sq mi). It was expanded in 1975 to an area of about 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) in the Qionglai Mountains region. It hosts over 4,000 species. In 2006, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. According to China's Third National Giant Panda Survey, about 150 wild giant pandas live in Wolong National Nature Reserve. The reserve is also a home to many other endangered species including snow leopards, red pandas, golden snub-nosed monkeys and white-lipped deer. Before the devastating 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Wolong received up to 200,000 visitors every year. The reserve became part of the Giant Panda National Park in 2020.

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