What do you think of panda’s ? You might think of them as cute and adorable creatures. But what if I told in ten years they might not be any panda’s left in the wild ? This could actually happen. In fact, it will most likely happen if we don’t do anything about this. They are about 41,415 species and about 16,306 are endangered. That's about 40 % ! That's just a little less than half the species and panda’s are one of the most endangered species. In fact 10 years later there might be very few animals left. But why are the panda’s dying ? Who’s fault is it ? Us. People. Panda’s are almost extinct because of what we have been doing to their habitats. Those are their habitats not ours. But we have been using their territories a lot. Which is …show more content…
These adorable, cute teddy bears have been showing love to humans ever since. Always helping us and even giving food to the poor when the same species is trying to kill them or take away their lands which is forcing them to move. What they have done to us is amazing but what are we doing to them ? Poaching them and taking away their habitats. Shouldn't we show them our gratitude by still protecting them ? We should save the panda’s because they play an important role in the ecosystem. Panda’s play an important role in China’s bamboo forests by spreading, spreading seeds and helping bamboo grow. The panda’s have very few predators and they only eat bamboo. They are herbivores. But jackals, snow leopards and yellow throated martens eat panda’s. Since the snow leopard is endangered they now share the same habitats as panda’s which is a threat to panda’s because snow leopards are the main predators. The panda ecosystem works like this. The bamboo grows with the sun's energy, nutrients and rain/water. Than the panda eats the bamboo. The snow leopards, jackals and yellow throated martens eat the panda’s. Though the panda’s ecosystem is pretty small panda’s are helping bamboo grow by spreading the bamboo seeds in different places so bamboo can grow. One way bamboo grows is by panda’s. Since bamboo is the #1 fastest growing plant. It grows really fast. That's why if you visit a bamboo forest you will see so much bamboo. This is mainly because of panda’s. Another reason why
Unfortunately, for the panda bear they are on a endangered list. There are several reasons that it is difficult for the survival of these bears. The females can ovulate during the Spring time, which becomes a very small window for growth. They are literally only able to ovulate 2-3 days a year. That's right. So, this is already a challenge for them. Plus, the female panda can only give birth to 2 and 1 usually dies.
Pandas are cute, cuddly and one of the most beloved animals in the world. Sadly, their numbers have declined and there are only 1600 pandas left living in the wild. Do you ever ask why? To save them is the mission of many conservationists, but should this be at any expense? The dilemma that is facing the animal world right now; should we save pandas or should we allow them to become extinct? The emotive photos of pandas on the internet are the only reason why everyone is in love with them. In reality, pandas are terrifically expensive to protect and our choice, your choice cannot be based on the fact of their endearing fluffiness, while other less attractive species are forced to stay in a shadow and wait for their death to approach.
The Red Panda is part of the endangered species due to the decline of their habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and inbreeding depression, although red pandas are protected by national laws in their range countries. According to the recent data by IUCN “Red Panda is listed as Endangered because its population has plausibly declined by 50% over the last three generations (estimated at 18 years) and this decline is projected to continue, and probably intensify, in the next three generations.” This is due to the fact that their natural habitat is shrinking as more and more forests are destroyed. Red Pandas are often difficult to be seen in its favored habitat in the bamboo forests in the Eastern Himalayas. Less than 10,000 exist in the wild today, threatened by habitat loss, grazing pressures and hunting. “Red pandas are often killed when they get caught in traps meant for other animals such as wild pigs and deer. They are also poached for their
Due to the lack of knowledge about this species, the red panda was first recorded by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (and Natural Resources,) also known as IUCN, as Vulnerable in 1994. Shortly after this revelation there was an increase in interest, by conservationists, to pursue additional information and protection for this species. In 1996, the red panda was assessed and digressed to the Endangered status; the species remained that way for 12 years until another assessment was taken, and showed improvement in 2008, recording the red panda as Vulnerable once again. Unfortunately, due to an increase of human activity on the red panda habitat has spurred another decline in the population for the red panda. Angela Glatston, a red panda expert, assisted in the evaluation of the red panda for the IUCN in 2015; Glatston concluded her study and wrote via an email interview. “There is a structured form to complete which asks for information on distribution, numbers, threats, etc. Then I looked at criteria for status. The information on red panda suggested endangered so that was my recommendation. This report and recommendation are reviewed by the IUCN, and in this case they were accepted (2016).” As of April 2015, according to the IUCN, the red panda has returned to its status as
The Giant Panda Bear, or Ailuropoda melanoleuca are mammals with an omnivorous diet. They are considered endangered-only 1,000 are left in the wild. The main cause for this decline is the erosion of habitat by clearing of the forest for crop cultivation. Institutions have been created soley for the purpose of conserving species dying of due to this industry. People around the world are working to study and help protect this majestic species God perfectly
In the past twenty years, the world we call our home has changed, and continues to change, drastically:
The Qinling giant pandas are a slowly diminishing species. If left unprotected they will eventually become extinct. Fan, Li, Quan, Wu, Hu, and Yang investigated the effects of road construction on endangered Qinling giant pandas. Road construction can greatly affect the environment. According to the article, the harmful effects of roadway expansion “extend to an area ten times broader than the roadway itself” (Fan et al., 2011, p. 145). It can cause harmful chemicals to contaminate water sources and food supplies. Subsequently, road construction isolates species from one another, and this in turn “blocks gene flow…, which steeply [decreases] genetic diversity” (Fan et al., 2011, p. 145). On the other hand, road networks can isolate these species from their main water source and/or food supply. The giant panda’s only food source is bamboo. Bamboo is a fickle plant that grows in certain habitats, under pristine conditions. Therefore, becoming isolated from bamboo forestry is detrimental to their survival. Researchers investigated the “impact of road construction on giant panda’s habitat and its carrying capacity in the Qinling Mountains” (Fan et al., 2011, p. 145).
Pandas infrequently reproduce because they are only able to become pregnant in 3-4 days in the spring (“Giant Panda” 1). The main cause of their population decline is deforestation. China has a vastly growing population and is taking away their resources and habitats for development( “Giant Panda”1). With such a low chance of reproducing and a low count of population in the wild, it is obligatory for them to be kept in conservation. The forestry administration stated about the pandas, “If we downgrade their conservation status, or neglect or relax our conservation work, the populations and habitats of giant pandas could still suffer irreversible loss, and our achievements would be quickly lost,” (Stack, Liam 1). I completely agree with their view on conservation. Not stabilizing their conservation, but reducing it, is basically giving the pandas the title, “hopeless” instead of vulnerable. There is no reason to go backwards when the pandas have been doing very well. The chinese government put, so much effort and investment into these pandas. It would be a shame to see hard work go to waste, just as soon as things started to get more
Poaching are causing harm to food chains. If all the pandas are extinct the population of bamboo will increase rapidly. We can't let pandas go extinct because one everything that's eats a panda their population will go down. Then everything the pandas eat will start to overgrow and their population will grow rapidly. If elephants go extinct than everything that eats elephants their population will go
The population of giant pandas is decreasing so rapidly that it has reached the point that they are considered an endangered species. These black and white bears reside mainly in China where seventeen percent of the total population of pandas reside. They are habituated in bamboo forests, which are not only the panda 's’ home, but also their main source of food. A panda 's diet consists of ninety percent bamboo and ten percent of mushrooms, insects, fish, plants and other small rodents. These bamboo forests are being taken from them, because the human population is constantly expanding and using their bamboo forests as land for growing crops or to build roads. Combined with the natural dying on bamboo and logging, these defenseless panda bears are forced to seek new areas and see whether or not there is a sufficient amount of bamboo for them to consume, although many of them fail to do so and end up dying of starvation instead. As of today, there are only twenty nine diminished and fragmented areas that have the appropriate habitat to support the remaining panda bears. China’s pandas have been threatened with extinction, suffered from low birth rates, and have been ridiculed by human’s interference with their habitat; now they are faced with another obstacle, starvation.
Overall now that you have a more precise intuition on what pandas are, what they do, and why there are endangered. What that in mind the next time you stumble across an panda, clear those thoughts on having panda for dinner and instead fill them with thoughts on how to save from becoming extinct.
According to Holland, “Like many endangered species, giant pandas have declined as a growing human population has grabbed wild lands for human uses. That problem hasn’t gone away since the species was labeled endangered in 1990.”
The Red Panda’s habitat is in the temperate forests in the Himalayas. These high mountain slopes tend to be covered with bamboo which is crucial to the Red Panda’s survival. The Red Panda is extinct from certain areas and population numbers are decreasing very fast in others. The Red Panda is an omnivore and its prey is bamboo, berries, and eggs. The Red Panda’s predators are snow leopards, marten, and humans. The Red Panda is red, brown, and white. The Red Panda is 24in- 47in and is 7lbs- 14lbs.
Red pandas, small mammals related to pandas that live in the himalayas, are the animal I will be telling you all about in this report. The reason I chose the red panda is because they are cute and look very interesting. In this paper, I will be describing the red panda's habitat, there interesting body and their diet.
Giant pandas are among the rarest mammals in the world. There are probably less than 1,000 left in the wild. Although adult giant pandas have few natural enemies, the young are sometimes preyed upon by leopards. Habitat encroachment and destruction are the greatest threats to the continued existence of the giant panda. This is mainly because of the demand for land and natural resources by China's 1 billion inhabitants. To offset this situation, the Chinese government has set aside 11 nature preserves where bamboo flourishes and giant pandas are known to live.