CHENGDU, April 22 -- A sick wild giant panda found by nature reserve staff in southwest China's Sichuan Province earlier this month is out of danger and is being looked after by experts, authorities from the local forestry department said on Wednesday.
The staff came across the sick panda on April 11 at a reserve in Qingchuan County, and it was later diagnosed with dehydration, malnutrition, anemia and a serious parasitic infection.
On April 14, the animal lost consciousness during therapy but regained it 55 minutes later, after emergency treatment, experts said.
It resumed eating bamboo on April 18, they added.
Giant pandas are one of the world's most endangered species. About 1,600 of the animals live in the wild, mostly in the mountains of Sichuan, while more than 300 live in captivity.
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