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, ...

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 ...

Giant pandas lived all over China around 1-2 million years ago, but now they only live in southwest China because of bamboo deforestation. Due to a combination of climate change, habitat loss ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

When China gave the United States two giant pandas in 1972 ... After an earthquake rocked the panda’s native habitat in Sichuan, damaging state-run facilities for breeding the notoriously ...

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 ...