Rare wild panda photos captured in Sichuan

One of China's renowned World Heritage sites has recently captured its first photos of a wild giant panda in three decades, it confirmed on Saturday.

The photos were captured by infrared cameras installed in Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area in southwest China's Sichuan province, according to the area's management administration.

It is the first time an adult giant panda has been spotted in areas 3,000 meters above sea level in Huanglong, said the administration.

Huanglong researchers discovered panda traces in May this year and collected stool samples.

According to staff members of Huanglong, they lost track of giant pandas in the 1980s because the reclusive animals moved to other nature reserves in search for food.

The Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area is famous for its highly diverse forest ecosystems and karst formations. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.