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Red Panda
Red Panda
UCM 60203
Red Panda
Appearance
Habitat
• Temperate forest
• Rainy and mountainous areas
• Cannot live in lowlands (moderate heat may
dangerous to them)
THREATS
• Natural space and forests are destroyed by logging and
01 Deforestation
spread of agriculture.
• Loss of nesting tress and bamboo is causing decline in
red panda population.
• Poached for their fur, tail and skin in China and Myanmar.
02 Poaching
• Not aggressive animals and possess little in the way of
defense while being caught.
• Making them easy targets for determined hunters.
03 Traps
others animals such as wild pigs and deer.
• Some manage to escape, but most get stuck and killed.
Comparison of Original Conditions
with the Current Conditions
Original Condition
• The red panda lives, eats, and raises its
babies in forest mountain terrains. Its habitat
range in many parts of Asia includes central
China, Nepal, Myanmar(Burma), and
Bhutan
The Red Panda Network saves wild The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is one of the
red pandas and preserve their habitat most known organizations around the world that
though the empowerment of local helps save and protect species that are or close to
communities by community-based becoming or are endangered. According to
research, education, and carbon WWF, the red panda is listed as an endangered
mitigation. species.
Conservation Status
Red Panda are protected under CITES The red panda is listed as endangered on the
Appendix I .Trade in specimens of International Union for Conservation of Nature's
these species is permitted only in (IUCN) Red List since 2008.The aim is to convey
the urgency of conservation issues to the public and
exceptional circumstances.
policy makers, as well as help the international
community to try to reduce species extinction.
Economic Importance of Red Panda
01
approximately 500 million people. The forests where red
panda live are the lungs of South Asia and if these forests
Global warming are intact and function properly, just like a humans lungs,
then we can ensure a healthy life for the people, animals
and plants of South Asia.
02 Unique Biological
because it is the only species of its kind in the world.
It is unique in its behaviour and specialized in its
habitat requirements, as well as the fact that they
have no close living relatives. They are a living relict of
times past.
Example: Secondary Consumer
03
Snow Leopard F
Primary Consumer
O
O
D
Red panda
C
Producers:
H
A
I
N
Berries Bamboo Leaf
Conservation Efforts for
Red Panda
01
The Panchthar-Ilam-Taplejung (PIT) Corridor Project in Nepal