Panda bears are perhaps one of the main attractions in many zoo's
and a lot of peoples favorite animal, but their population was decreasing
rapidly that they became engendered really soon. The giant panda is one of the most
beloved animals in the world. It is also one of the more endangered species in
the world, with only about 1000-2000 living in the wild. They like to live in
the Forrest and their favorite food is bamboo. As soon as China's population took a huge spike many of the pandas were left with no homes. The
rapid increase in a population meant that more land was needed to feed a larger
population. Pandas need a great deal of food to keep alive. They must eat
great amounts of bamboo every day in order to get enough nutrition to survive.
Every day they eat for 12 to 16 hours. Pandas will eat 10 to 18 kilograms (22
to 40 pounds) of bamboo leaves and stems each day. When consuming fresh bamboo
shoots, their necessary intake rises to
approximately 38 kilograms (84 pounds)
every day. Occasionally the pandas now didn't have a place to eat, sleep, and breed
most importantly. As a result the population decreased and they became
endangered very quickly because they reproduce very slowly. Female pandas do not normally mate until they are 5 to 7
years of age. Pandas breeding season takes place from March to May, then the
baby pandas are born three to six months later two
cubs may be born from one mother at the same time, but only one will survive.
Baby pandas are blind when they are first born and when they grow up they have
to get fed from their mother. The mother panda has to go out and look for food
leaving the baby pandas vulnerable to other predators and humans. Pandas are rare today and are protected by law in China just like the Bald
Eagle is in the United
States. If you love pandas then you are in for some good
news. Researchers now think that there are about twice as many
pandas living in the Wanglang Nature Reserve a 123-square-mile preserve in
southwestern China – than were previously believed. An estimated amount of 32
pandas rose up to 66-72. Researchers say the population increase is due to the
right habitat with lots of pandas and the right amount of food. In another
survey done by researchers they found the number of wild pandas also rose from
1,100 to 1,590. But this
might not be just the result of improved panda
habitat over that time. China has contributed a
lot to helping out the pandas. China has
dedicated more land to panda habitat than ever before. There are now 40 panda
reserves across the country compared to just 13 a couple
decades ago.
http://www.animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/giant-
http://www.sciencebuzz.org/blog/panda-populations-are-
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