The panda is on the road to recovery. For fifty years, it has been the world's most beloved conservation icon and WWF's symbol. And decades of dedicated effort are now paying off. Help protect the panda home. Saving pandas and so much more It has taken a huge effort to halt the decline in panda numbers. WWF has been working with the government since on initiatives to save the world's most famous bears and their unique habitat. We've helped to establish an integrated network of giant panda reserves and wildlife corridors as well as working with local communities to develop sustainable livelihoods and minimise their impact on the forests.
The number of panda reserves has jumped to They now protect nearly two-thirds of all wild pandas as well as large swathes of mountainous bamboo forests. By Alix Culbertson, news reporter. Fill 2 Copy 11 Created with Sketch. Friday 17 August , UK. Why you can trust Sky News. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player More on China. Here's a look at where the animals have been used in diplomacy in the past. How did China save the panda?
Image source, Getty Images. Giant pandas are no longer classified as "endangered" - but are still "vulnerable". Chinese efforts to recreate and repopulate bamboo forests have helped pull the pandas back from brink of extinction. Some subpopulations, especially those that are small and in the most degraded habitat, are decreasing. Population estimates Approximately 1, mature individuals Approximately individuals total Populations small and highly fragmented with amounts of connectivity that are unknown According to China's Fourth National Survey : 33 populations, 18 with fewer than 10 individuals Intense efforts to survey this species by the Chinese government see Swaisgood et al.
Threats to Survival Loss of habitat plus fragmentation and degradation of habitat Primary causes Agriculture forest clearance, bamboo cutting Livestock grazing and browsing Timber harvest, especially clearcutting removes all maternity dens in an area Pandas restricted to isolated high ridges, surrounded by civilization Genetic isolation of remaining populations is resulting in inbreeding Many groups now fewer than 50 individuals Loss of genetic variability can inhibit the evolutionary flexibility of a species Heavy dependence on bamboo Reduction in bamboo may lead to starvation About pandas starved in the mids when 3 bamboo species died over a large area Factors influencing loss or reduction of bamboo Each species of bamboo has a synchronous flowering and death, once every years Slow regeneration; c.
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