China and Mongolia signed an agreement on Wednesday (18 April) regarding the implementation of a technical assistance project to save Mongolia’s endangered Gobi Bear, better known as the Mazaalai. Part of the project aims at improve the range of the rare animal.

The three-year project will be implemented from the beginning of this summer with a non-refundable aid package of 110 million RMB (USD 17.5 million) from the Chinese government.

Due to lack of food, Mazaalai is currently the world’s rarest bear, with only 28 animals left, according to recent research. They mainly feed on roots, berries and sometimes rodents, but refuse to eat human-made substitute-plants.