
This picture taken on September 9, 2016 shows staff of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding checking a panda in China's Sichuan province. The giant panda may have been taken off the endangered species list, but the emblematic black and white bear still faces a plethora of risks including epidemics and climate change, Chinese breeding centres say. / AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: China-environment-science-animal-panda / FOCUS by Julien GIRAULTWANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images


