Benefit-sharing
We consulted the local residents and manager of the nature reserve who
provided biological protection status, and hired the staff of the nature
reserve to to help with genetic diversity assessments, including the
collection of giant panda fecal samples. The contributions of all
individuals to the research are described in the METHODS and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, and a research report has been provided to the
relevant management departments. The research addresses a priority
concern that a urgent human management and high attention should be paid
to the protection of these giant panda populations outside the Giant
panda national Park, to ensure them survival in their distribution
areas. Lastly, as described above, all data have been shared with the
broader public via appropriate biological databases.
Figure 1 The relative position of the study area
Figure 2 Sampling locations (lower-left panel)and identified individuals
of giant pandas in the study area