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nature reserve

noun

  1. an area of land that is protected and managed in order to preserve a particular type of habitat and its flora and fauna which are often rare or endangered

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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It is a designated national nature reserve, made up of sand dunes and forests, where projects are already under way to improve the environment.

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A giant panda in the Wolong Nature Reserve chomps on bamboo.

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“Pandas are in peril because of humans! We caused the problem, so we have a responsibility to help fix it,” exclaims Suzanne Braden, who, after visiting China and the Wolong Nature Reserve, was so moved by the plight of the panda that, when she returned to the United States, she cofounded the nonprofit Pandas International to help save the magnificent species.

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In the Wolong Nature Reserve, Cao Cao and her cub Tao Tao enjoy some together time.

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In October of 2012, Zhang Hemin, Huang Yan, and their team released Tao Tao into the wild at the Lipingzi Nature Reserve.

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