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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026

Microhabitat Selection Drives Tick Avoidance in Giant Pandas During Semi-Wild Adaptation Training: Implications for Conservation Management.

Rui Ma, Xiang Yu, Chong Huang, Fei Xue, Yanshan Zhou, Jiabin Liu, Rong Hou, Wenlei Bi, Jiang Gu, Long Zhang and 6 more

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Rui MaThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.ORCID 0009-0002-7253-3941
Xiang YuThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.
Chong HuangThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.
Fei XueThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.
Yanshan ZhouThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.
Jiabin LiuThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2529-248X
Rong HouThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.
Wenlei BiThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.ORCID 0009-0008-6590-9123
Jiang GuThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.
Long ZhangThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.
Feifei FengThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.
Guanwei LanThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.
Zusheng LiThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.
Wei WuThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.
Hong YangDaxiangling Nature Reserve, Yaan 625000, China.
Dunwu QiThe Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 510081, China.

Funding

Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Foundation 2024CPB-A23Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Foundation CZAG2025C13Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2024NSFSC0032
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Managing endangered wildlife in pre-release or semi-wild training programs requires an understanding of how animals balance strict energetic constraints against environmental health risks. We investigated the behavioral and spatial coping mechanisms of giant pandas (

Indexed as

Ailuropoda melanoleucaanimal welfareenclosure designmicrohabitat selectionparasite avoidancepre-release management

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PMID42883019
PMCPMC13663322

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