In  southwest China, wildlife officials announced some days before, the first captive-born giant panda ever released into the wild has been found dead.

On snow-covered ground in the bamboo forests of Sichuan Province on February 19, the body of Xiang Xiang, a five-year-old male panda, was discovered.  The news was held until experts could conduct a full examination. After getting into a fight with wild-born males, the panda appears to have died from injuries.