And it is here that WWF has focussed its giant panda conservation work, supporting the Chinese government's efforts to conserve the species. Since habitat loss is the most serious threat to the panda, ...

The habitat also protects red pandas, pheasant, tufted deer, and other species that benefit from giant panda conservation. On a positive note, “poaching isn’t a problem here: Nobody is ...

Giant pandas are black and white bears that live in temperate-zone bamboo forests in central China. Among the best recognized but rarest animals in the world, they have come to symbolize ...

The giant panda's distinct black-and-white markings have two functions: camouflage and communication. Most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The ...

Can you spot the real panda? Despite sharing a common name, red pandas are not closely related to giant pandas—often considered the ... However, the exact figure remains unknown. Habitat loss, ...

After six months of panda-less bliss, the National Zoo is getting two more of these giant raccoon galoots ... But let’s chat facts. This is an animal that eats upward of 40 pounds of bamboo ...

Now ecologists have assessed the earthquake's impact on biodiversity and the habitat for some of the last existing wild giant pandas. According to the report published in "Frontiers in Ecology and ...

Three-year-old giant panda Qing Bao snacks on bamboo prior to her long journey from China to Washington, D.C. PHOTO Roshan Patel/ Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Weeks ...

Climate change also threatens their habitats, according to the National Zoo. "Scientists and conservationists have worked to restore the giant panda’s habitat and increase breeding in human care ...

The former home of the giant pandas which previously lived at Edinburgh Zoo is being transformed into a habitat for sloth bears. It will be the first time the zoo welcomes the vulnerable species ...