1. Mountain Gorilla
2. Amur Leopard
3. Tasmanian Devil
4. Hawksbill Turtle
5. Giant Otter
6. Sumatran Elephant
7. Tapir
8. Red Panda
9. Black footed ferret
10. North Atlantic Right Whale
11. Giant Panda
12. Kakapo
13. Arroyo toad
14. Gharial
15. Black Rhino
16. Pangolin
17. Dugong
18. Sumatran Tiger
19. Orangutan
20. Narwhal
Mountain Gorilla

Mountain
Gorilla

The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN as of 2018.

Amur Leopard

Amur
Leopard

The Amur leopard is a leopard subspecies native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and northern China.

Tasmanian Devil

Tasmanian
Devil

The Tasmanian devil is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.

Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill
Turtle

The hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae.

Giant Otter

Giant
Otter

The giant otter or giant river otter is a South American carnivorous mammal.

Sumatran Elephant

Sumatran
Elephant

The Sumatran elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Tapir

Tapir

A tapir is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk.

Red Panda

Red
Panda

The red panda is a mammal species native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.

Black footed ferret

Black
footed
ferret

The black-footed ferret, also known as the American polecat or prairie dog hunter, is a species of mustelid native to central North America.

North Atlantic Right Whale

North
Atlantic
Right
Whale

The North Atlantic right whale is a baleen whale, one of three right whale species belonging to the genus Eubalaena, all of which were formerly classified as a single species.

Giant Panda

Giant
Panda

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

Kakapo

Kakapo

The kakapo, also called owl parrot, is a species of large, flightless, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of the super-family Strigopoidea, endemic to New Zealand.

Arroyo toad

Arroyo
toad

The arroyo toad is a species of true toads in the family Bufonidae, endemic to California and Baja California state.

Gharial

Gharial

Gharial derives its name from ghara, an Indian word for pot because of a bulbous knob (narial excrescence) present at the end of their snout.

Black Rhino

Black
Rhino

Black rhinos are the smaller of the two African rhino species.

Pangolin

Pangolin

Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota.

Dugong

Dugong

The dugong is a medium-sized marine mammal.

Sumatran Tiger

Sumatran
Tiger

The Sumatran tiger is a population of Panthera tigris sondaica in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Orangutan

Orangutan

Orangutans are great apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia.

Narwhal

Narwhal

The narwhal or narwhale is a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth.

About

  • Name:
    Giant Panda
  • Status:
    Vulnerable
  • Population:
    1,864 in the wild
  • Height:
    Adults can grow to more than four feet.
  • Weight:
    220–330 pounds
  • Places:
    Yangtze
  • Habitat:
    Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of southwest China

The panda, with its distinctive black and white coat, is adored by the world and considered a national treasure in China. This bear also has a special significance for WWF because it has been our logo since our founding in 1961.

Pandas live mainly in temperate forests high in the mountains of southwest China, where they subsist almost entirely on bamboo. They must eat around 26 to 84 pounds of it every day, depending on what part of the bamboo they are eating. They use their enlarged wrist bones that function as opposable thumbs.

A newborn panda is about the size of a stick of butter—about 1/900th the size of its mother—but females can grow up to about 200 pounds, while males can grow up to about 300 pounds as adults. These bears are excellent tree climbers despite their bulk.

Why they matter

The biological diversity of the panda’s habitat is unparalleled in the temperate world and rivals that of tropical ecosystems, making the giant panda an excellent example of an umbrella species conferring protection on many other species where pandas live. In other words, when we protect pandas, we invariably protect other animals that live around them, such as multicolored pheasants, the golden monkey, takin, and crested ibis. Pandas also bring sustainable economic benefits to many local communities through ecotourism.

Giant Panda matters

Threats

Giant Panda under threat

HABITAT LOSS

China’s Yangtze Basin region holds the panda’s primary habitat. Infrastructure development (such as dams, roads, and railways) is increasingly fragmenting and isolating panda populations, preventing pandas from finding new bamboo forests and potential mates. Forest loss also reduces pandas’ access to the bamboo they need to survive. The Chinese government has established more than 50 panda reserves, but only around 67% of the total wild panda population lives in reserves, with 54% of the total habitat area being protected.

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