Camels, Monkeys and Snow Leopards, OH MY!

International support promotes better protection of wild species

"Nearly 20 international cooperation programs for wild animal protection were carried out in 2005 in Northwest China's Gansu Province which boasts a wide variety of wild species, a source with the local wild animal protection department said."

Five giant panda protection programs got under way in 2005, such as the geographical information system for giant pandas and the construction of observation stations. The five programs cost 5.1 million yuan (630,000 U.S. dollars), according to the source."

$630,000 US Dollars? Where's the rest of panda money going anyway? According to this article, China is making upwards of $108 Million per year on panda leases to the US alone.