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GIANT PANDALorelei Guillen

University of New Mexico

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OVERVIEW

Pandas live mainly in bamboo forests high in the mountains of western China, where they subsist almost entirely on bamboo.

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WHY THEY MATTER

Pandas play a crucial role in the bamboo forests where they roam by spreading seeds and facilitating growth of vegetation.

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THREATS

HuntingHabitat loss

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HOW CAN WE HELPWWF is protecting pandas by:

increasing the area of panda habitat under legal protection

creating green corridors to link isolated pandas

patrolling against poaching, illegal logging and encroachment

building local capacities for nature reserve management

continuing research and monitoring.

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Using solar panelsMaking a simbolic panda

adoption

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REFERENCES

WWF online: https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/giant-panda

National Geographic online: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/11/photogalleries/bear-pictures/