The earthquake was right in the area where giant pandas live.
Most pandas in this area were rescued, particular attention was given to the babies, all the pandas were scared. The photos were taken right after earthquake and during rescue effort care. All the pandas were released back into the wild and it was noted that all the bears stayed together.
Shaking with fear and desperately clinging to trees for support, many had to be coaxed down to the ground as the quake uprooted forests and sent boulders as "big as Volkswagens" crashing down from nearby mountains.
The quake reportedly killed five staff members and destroyed or severely damaged all 32 of the reserve's panda houses
It is estimated that there are fewer than 2,000 pandas left in the wild in China