peace.love.pandas

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There is a major problem going on in China. Giant pandas are on the verge of extinction. If you’d like to find out how many giant pandas are left in the wild,where they live, why they are going extinct, how you can save them, and who’s helping them out, then you’re at the right place!

As many know, the giant panda is a very large bear-like creature. They have thick, white hair and black markings around there eyes, ears, limbs and shoulders. Pandas have little stubby tails. To eat, they use a little bone near the thumb of their forefoot to grasp bamboo shoots. Other than bamboo, giant pandas eat bulbs, roots, eggs and some small mammals. During breeding season, male pandas roar to get the females' attention. Panda cubs are born in late winter.

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In China, the giant panda population is decreasing. Only 1,600 live on Earth today and even less than that live in their natural habitat. The reason for this is that there are around 200 Giant Pandas living in zoos around the world. These large creatures are being helped by being taken to zoos and breeding centers. One example is the San Diego Zoo, where they attempt to breed the species. This is good news for the Panda, because every year there is more additions to the Giant Panda species.Unfortunately, it is not enough to stop the species from continuing to die out.

There are several reasons why this breed of panda is dying out. One reason is because China is growing and roads, farms, and cities are being built in the homes of many Giant Pandas. Millions of acres of bamboo forest in China are cut down every year. This is not the only reason these panda’s are dying. Another reason the species is going extinct is because of poachers hunting and killing them. They continue to the sell them on the Black Market. This process is illegal, of course, but that does not stop them.

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Giant Pandas live in the mountainous region of Southwest China. Panda's depend greatly on bamboo and therefore, thrive in China's bamboo forests. Pandas were once free to roam millions of acres in this place and now their habitat is shrinking. That is one of the reasons panda's are dying. Without bamboo forests in China, Giant Pandas will not survive.



There are numerous organizations helping the Giant Pandas, but the most known is WWF or World Wildlife Foundation. This foundation is very dedicated to pandas because they care about this amazing species. WWF and China are currently putting efforts into saving 3.8 million acres of forest in and around the pandas' habitat. The WWF organization is recognized worldwide by their panda logo. This organization is trying to inform the public about the giant panda problem, hoping that people will start to care as much as they do.

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