Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

How do scientists expand the amount of habitat available for giant pandas? One seedling at a time. In this episode of “Prepping for Pandas,” scientists travel deep into China’s Qinling Mountains as they revisit a bamboo restoration plot originally planted in 2000. Together, they make an exciting discovery—panda poop— an encouraging sign the bears are using these forest corridors once again.