China announced on Friday that it had removed giant pandas from its endangered list.
According to an article posted on the Ministry of Ecology and Environment's website, the population of giant pandas living in the wild in China had risen to 1,864 by 2013, up from 1,596 in 2003.
The head of the ministry's Department of Nature and Ecology Conservation told reporters that the rise "reflects their improved living conditions and China's efforts in keeping their habitats integrated."
The Chinese ministry also reported notable improvements for several other species with the numbers of Siberian tigers, Asian elephants and crested ibises living in the wild also growing.
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