Giant Pandas no longer 'endangered'

Authored by wwf.panda.org and submitted by Jeremy_Martin
image for Giant Pandas no longer 'endangered'

Pulling the panda back from the brink

It's official. The panda is on the road to recovery. For fifty years, it has been the world's most beloved conservation icon and WWF's symbol. And decades of dedicated effort are now paying off.

Back in the 1980s, there were as few as 1,114 pandas in China. But the most recent survey in 2014 estimated that there were 1,864 pandas living in the wild.

After 30 years of slow but steady progress, the IUCN has now changed the panda's status on the Red List of Threatened Species. The decision is a recognition of the hard work of the Chinese government, local communities, nature reserve staff and WWF over many years. But the panda's long term future is not yet secure.

iprocrastina on May 6th, 2021 at 05:56 UTC »

Back in the 1980s, there were as few as 1,114 pandas in China. But the most recent survey in 2014 estimated that there were 1,864 pandas living in the wild.

My God, it's a veritable explosion of pandas.

The1Ski on May 6th, 2021 at 03:57 UTC »

I'm a 90's kid. The panda will forever be endangered in my mind.

I'm also concerned about the ozone layer.

marfaxa on May 6th, 2021 at 03:20 UTC »

undangered