PANDA'S

Help us save the Panda's:

The  panda bear is found at the top of the Yangtze Basin. Its range is confined to small remote mountain areas in the central China provinces of Sichuan, Gansus, and Shaanxi. Its population is declining since its original habitat has been reduced to a mere fraction due to deforestation, farming, global warming, poaching, hunting dogs, and other activities related to mankind.

Physical description:

Panda bear features are unique. They are medium sized bears that have a more round figure than their cousins. In fact they are often portrayed as a roundish dog in early information sketches. They have white with black ears and teardrop circles around their eyes. Their arms and legs are black along with a band extending from their front arms around their back. Their tail is short and white.Of all the endangered bear species they have the most distinguished color combination. Their color is uniform across their entire population. Panda dimensions vary but statistics reveal that the weight of a male panda is about 175 to 250 pounds. The female weighs about 150 to 225 pounds. Their average height is about two to three feet tall when standing on four legs. Females are slightly less, about half a foot shorter. Males can reach five to six feet in length. The female panda is almost as long, sometimes identical. The tail reaches four to seven inches in length.

Panda population:

One of the most alarming panda bear facts is the size of their total population. The worldwide total estimate is less than 1600 and has put the giant panda bear on the endangered species list. Their ability to survive as a species is challenging. The most critical factor is the destruction of their natural habitat. Education, conservation, reserves, and captive breeding are some of the efforts being practiced to prevent their numbers from declining.

How long do panda's live?                                                                 

The giant panda lifespan is difficult to determine in the wild.  The average estimate is somewhere between 15 and 25 years. However some captive pandas have been reported to live past the age of 30. In the wild their life may be shortened by encounters with poachers. Premature starvation can occur when areas of bamboo die off and they are unable to cross into territories containing healthy bamboo.

 Panda enemies:

Their main enemy is man. People hunt panda bears for their unique colored pelts. Human destruction of its natural habitat is the biggest threat and has pushed the animal to the brink of extinction.Another enemy is the snow leopard. The leopard is a predator of baby panda cubs once they wander from their mother. However in the mother’s presence the leopard dare not attack. The mother will attack vigorously to defend her young.Pandas avoid people and their living areas. But when they wander nearby, roaming dogs owned by villagers have been known to attack them.

Why is it important to save the panda's?

Saving the panda is not just about saving a cute animal. The survival of the panda and the protection of its habitat will ensure the quality of life of millions of people. The panda is an amazing species, but above all it is the symbol of one of the most important regions in China: the Yangtze basin. 

What can we do to save panda's:

Increasing nature reserves, creating green corridors to link isolated pandas, patrolling against poaching and illegal logging, building local capacities for nature reserve management and continued research and monitoring. we can make campaigns that can aware he population about the circumstances. 

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