"Within the next five years, the province aims to compile a database of the genetic diversity of it's more than 1,300 wild pandas," Xinhua news agency quoted Gu Xiaodong from the forestry department as saying.
So far the database includes genetic profiles of over 300 wild giant pandas, the authority announced.
The project, established in 2015, aims to provide detailed genetic information on the province's wild pandas to assist with breeding programmes aimed at increasing genetic diversity amongst the species.
Researchers monitor panda habitats, noting the common feeding and mating routes, distribution of eaten bamboo, footprints and feces, collecting information to build a genetic profile.
"We are able to extract DNA from panda feces collected in the wild," Gu said.
The programme has now expanded to 14 national reserves within the province from the 11 picked for the first round of collection and analysis in 2015.
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