Panda missing since quake caught, one still missing

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

BEIJING (AFP) — A giant panda missing from a nature reserve since a massive earthquake hit southwestern China two weeks ago has been caught alive, state media reported Monday.

The panda, called Xixi, was captured on Monday morning in woods near the Wolong Panda Breeding Centre, Xinhua news agency reported.

It was given tranquilisers, put in a cage and transported back to the centre, Xinhua said.

This leaves one more panda still missing following the 8.0-magnitude earthquake on May 12, which killed three workers at the reserve, about 30 kilometres (20 miles) away from the epicentre of the quake.

A team of workers repairing the roads had already spotted Xixi by a river on Sunday, Xinhua said.

But before a rescue team had time to capture her,...