The red panda is a really important species because “Conservation biologists use red panda's presence as an indicator of the overall health of the ecoregion. As the umbrella species, protecting their habitats also protects other threatened animals like Himalayan black bears, clouded leopards, and many bird species.They help balance the ecosystem” according to https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/ But they are becoming extinct because of ” Red pandas are often killed when they get caught in traps meant for other animals such as wild pigs and deer. They are also poached for their distinctive pelts in China and Myanmar “ according to https://www.worldwildlife.org/ . They are also dying from deforestation according to https://sciencing.com/ . This is sad to me because these creatures are the only species of their kind and are ambassadors for a landscape that supports over 500 million people: nearly 10% of the global human population. According to https://red panda network.org/.

Their region is just as important because “the Himalayas are an important source of freshwater for millions of people in South Asia '' according to https://www.worldwildlife.org/ . This is an important place for other animals too and these mountains are the only place in the world where you can find tigers, elephants and rhinos living together.(https://www.wwf.org.uk/) Red pandas aren't the only endangered species, there are other animals that are having trouble in the wild. I feel bad that we are making some of these animals become endangered I feel like we should stop them from being endangered