The giant panda is one of the world's best-loved creatures, but also one of the most threatened. There could be as few as 1,000 left in the wild, mist-covered mountain forests of China.
John Craven reports from behind the 'bamboo curtain' on a unique joint project between the World Wildlife Fund and the Chinese government to save this rare animal from extinction. He visits the Wolong breeding and research centre in the heart of the panda's homeland in this special programme - the first of its kind by a television team from the West.
Executive producer ERIC ROWAN Director NICK HEATHCOTE