The article from the Seattle P.I. brings up a great point that Pandas do not really have a need for Wi-Fi. This is no secret, but the people that take care of them might benefit from this technology.

Giving the researchers the ability to communicate, keep track of each other, plus a whole lot of other benefits are reasons enough why having wireless Internet only makes sense. Not only that, but think how great it can be for the Pandas having caretakers able to recall important information about their health while out in the field.

Wireless technology recently installed by Intel Corp. in the mountainous 500,000-acre reserve is helping researchers communicate with one another as well as download and record data about the pandas’ lives and movements - simple activities that were cumbersome and time-consuming in the preserve before the technology upgrade.

Researchers “can take the laptops out into the field and record data,” said Katherine Feng, project specialist for the nonprofit international education organization GLOBIO. “I think it will aid in research and breeding programs, and help protect pandas from extinction.”