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Giant pandas no longer endangered but still vulnerable, says China
The giant panda is characterized by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. Most of the giant pandas live in mountain ranges in Sichuan, China. They used to live in the lowland areas but moved to higher land because of farming, deforestation, and other development by humans. Since almost all of their nutrition comes from bamboo, preserving bamboo forests is the first step to conserve the adorable animal. Also, since they are sexually inactive, giant pandas have a very low fertility rate. That’s part of the reason China has been making tremendous effort to breed and grow their national treasure to save this once-endangered species even after the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, removed it from its endangered species list in 2016. Now, there are 1,800 of them in the wild, and China finally reclassified them as vulnerable from endangered. Good news.
However, they are still so vulnerable that they can become extinct anytime because of their diet and low fertility. China’s commitment and work are essential to conserving this carefree animal.
Enjoy reading the article about the status of the giant panda.
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