"Of course the panda is not safe. Nor will it ever be. It will always be threatened by something, attracting adversity as readily as adoration. We know what the panda needs: a forest with bamboo, a den for its young, and freedom from persecution."--George B. Schaller

Giant Pandas in the Wild: Saving an Endangered Species takes an insider's view of one of the most alluring--and until recently, one of the least understood--animals on the endangered species list. Through stunning photographs never before published in a book, readers enter a world of magical landscapes in a remote, mountainous area that is home to China's remaining 1,100 wild pandas.

Lü Zhi, who began her research in 1985, made the panda's habitat her second home, and in the process, gained the trust of more than twenty of these animals. Her observations and photographs of nearly every aspect of the panda's daily life dispel the myths about these creatures that have accumulated in the public's mind. From intimate pictures of a mother raising her infant cub to photographs of these magnificent animals throughout the seasons and over the years, the author presents the fascinating world she shared with her subjects.

Giant Pandas in the Wild offers not only an in-depth study of the animal's natural history but also a story of the dedication required to save the panda from almost certain extinction.