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The red panda is listed in CITES Appendix I and protected in all range countries; hunting is illegal. It has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2008 because the global population is estimated at 10,000 individuals, with a decreasing population trend. A large extent of its habitat is part of protected areas.
Species endangered in the wild by the pet trade, including non-animal domestic species such as ornamental plants.; It is generally a sublist of IUCN Red List species.; If a species is threatened, and wild-caught for the trade, it may be included in this category even if the scale of the threat posed by capture is unknown (as is often the case, especially if capture is illegal).
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature is the best known worldwide conservation status listing and ranking system. . Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups set through criteria such as rate of decline, population size, area of geographic distribution, and degree of population and distribution fragmenta
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Facts about red pandas. The red panda, deemed endangered by the World Wildlife Fund, is native to China and India. It is not at all closely related to the giant panda, despite having a similar name.
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Ailuridae is a family in the mammal order Carnivora.The family consists of the red panda (the sole living representative) and its extinct relatives.. Georges Cuvier first described Ailurus as belonging to the raccoon family in 1825; this classification has been controversial ever since. [1]
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums includes in their care package of information: "Beware, red pandas are escape artists." Sadly, red panda populations have decreased by 40% over the last 50 years.