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Researcher Professor Sheng Li, from Peking University, commended the
to protect the giant panda but lamented this has come at the
of some of China's larger, carnivorous
. Since panda conservation areas were established in the 1960s, Asian wild dogs have disappeared from 95% of protected
, leopards from 81%, wolves from 77%, and snow leopards from 38%. Professor Li said his
"indicate the insufficiency of giant panda conservation for protecting these
carnivore species". However, he added: "Failing to safeguard these
carnivore species does not erase the
of the giant panda as an
that has effectively sheltered many other
."
