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By far, the greatest threat facing wild pandas, and the biggest reason they are critically endangered today, is deforestation on the part of humans, which has led to permanent habitat loss in some areas. Wild pandas once roamed bamboo forests in China, Vietnam, Laos and Burma.
Wild panda numbers are finally rebounding after years of decline. In September, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced that pandas have been upgraded from “endangered” to “vulnerable.”
While its numbers are slowly increasing, the giant panda remains one of the rarest and most endangered bears in the world. Learn more about this amazing species! Habitat: where do they live? Diet: what do they eat? How long do pandas live? What do they look like? Why are they endangered? Why save the panda? What can I do to help? Love Giant Pandas?
If these bears are being closely watched, why are pandas endangered? Like most species, the answer is human activity. But before we can answer that question more completely, let’s first learn more about who panda bears are and how they live.
In July 2021, Chinese conservation authorities announced that giant pandas are no longer endangered in the wild following years of conservation efforts, with a population in the wild exceeding 1,800.
We should do everything we can to save the giant panda because we are the ones that have driven it to the edge of extinction. And because we can. But pandas also play a crucial role in China's bamboo forests by spreading seeds and helping the vegetation to grow.
In 2016, the bamboo-eating giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) native to southern central China was reclassified as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), after spending nearly 30 years on the "endangered species" list.
In 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced the giant panda was downlisted from “endangered” to “vulnerable” on the global list of species at risk of extinction. Research conducted by the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has contributed to the welfare of giant pandas across the globe.
There are approximately 1,900 Giant Pandas in the wild and more or less 600 in zoos or breeding centers. They were classified as endangered due to their limited habitat range and low reproduction rate. In 2016, their status was changed from “Endangered” to “Vulnerable.”
Learn why these much-loved animals are endangered in their bamboo forest homes. Discover the panda’s surprising skill at swimming and climbing.