// Global Analysis Archive
A Chinese research team has documented repeated tool use in captive giant pandas, observing them select and sometimes modify sticks or bamboo to scratch hard-to-reach body areas. Published in Current Biology, the finding elevates pandas’ cognitive profile and carries implications for welfare practices, conservation messaging, and China’s scientific visibility.
The Diplomat’s account of Amur tiger recovery links conservation success to decades of cross-border scientific collaboration, strong state backing, and community engagement in Northeast Asia. It also highlights rising constraints on transparency and new ecological shocks—especially African swine fever—that could increase human–wildlife conflict and test the durability of current protection models.
A Chinese research team has documented repeated tool use in captive giant pandas, observing them select and sometimes modify sticks or bamboo to scratch hard-to-reach body areas. Published in Current Biology, the finding elevates pandas’ cognitive profile and carries implications for welfare practices, conservation messaging, and China’s scientific visibility.
The Diplomat’s account of Amur tiger recovery links conservation success to decades of cross-border scientific collaboration, strong state backing, and community engagement in Northeast Asia. It also highlights rising constraints on transparency and new ecological shocks—especially African swine fever—that could increase human–wildlife conflict and test the durability of current protection models.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPT-21 | China Researchers Report First Evidence of Tool Use in Giant Pandas | Giant Pandas | 2026-01-19 | 1 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-670 | Tiger Conservation as Geopolitical Signal: How Cross-Border Science Shapes Northeast Asia’s Ecological Security | China | 2024-12-01 | 0 | ACCESS » |