Endangered Species

Endangered species: the giant panda

Giant pandas live in humid, mountain bamboo forests and mixed forests of west part of the Sichuan province in China.
Giant pandas are black and white. Their fur is saturated with sebaceous secretions, which protected them against the rain and snow. Young pandas are red and brown, when they are 50 days, their fur is black and white. Adults measure around 1.5 m long and around 75 cm tall at the shoulder. Males are 10–20% larger than females.
Pandas lead an alone life. They are the most active in the morning and in the evening. Each adult has a defined territory and females are not tolerant of other females in their range. Pandas communicate through vocalization and scent marking such as clawing trees or spraying urine. Despite its taxonomic classification as a carnivore, the Giant Panda has a diet that is primarily herbivorous, which consists almost exclusively of bamboo.
One of main causes of dying out of pandas is man’s activity. In ancient era people found panda’s fur as very valuable. In these days people destroy the habitat of pandas by cutting forest to gain more farmlands. It disturbs the migration and reproduction of pandas. The big problem in modern world is also hunting.
The giant panda is written down in the Red Book of Endangered ICUN Kinds as an endangered animal. In order to protect pandas, they are located in reservations. The panda is a WWF symbol, the organization dealing with the environmental protection and endangered species.