Man Receives A Roughly $80K Settlement Following Wild Panda Bite

  • 9 years ago
A farmer in China who was bitten on the leg by a wild panda was recently awarded a roughly 80 thousand dollar settlement by local government.

Pandas are certainly adorable, but they are also bears that possess the heft and jaw power to do some significant damage to humans.


A farmer in China is among those who can personally attest to that fact as about a year ago he was bitten on the leg by a wild panda that had wandered onto his property. 


That attack resulted in seven hours of surgery and a roughly 80 thousand dollar settlement from the local government. 


There are approximately 100 wild pandas living in a nature preserve not far from the victim’s property. 


Giant pandas are considered endangered, a status that’s largely due to the difficulties they have in producing offspring and a loss of natural