Conservation

The Red Panda Network

https://redpandanetwork.org/Conservation Is the largest red panda conservation group out there. The people living in the project areas in Nepal are on the frontlines of conservation They are often rural communities, living in poverty, who depend on a wide range of natural resources and ecosystem services for their well-being. Unfortunately, this means they are more vulnerable when biodiversity is degraded or lost.

Red List: Endangered

They have listed the Red Panda as endangered.

Reasons for decline

There are many reasons for the decline in red pandas. Deforestation Like all endangered wild animals, the loss of habitat is one of the reasons why the red pandas’ population is declining. Poaching is another major reason the numbers of red pandas are quickly declining in forests, accidental trapping, illegal pet trade, difficulties Adapting as well as difficulties reproducing. all of these are reasons for decline in red pandas.

Conservation Efforts

The Red Panda Network

the largest conservation group for red pandas.

World of wild life fund

A group that helps support many many endangered species.

From what I've researched There have been sanctuary's placed in Asia, to help keep the red panda population safe. As well as repopulate areas. There is said to be less then 10,000 left red pandas are an umbrella species, meaning that their conservation also benefits other animals in their geographical area. Red panda conservation can be done in situ, in the wild, or ex situ, in captivity.

Work Cited:

Glatston, A., Wei, F., Than Zaw (IUCN SSC Cat SG / Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), M. P., & Sherpa, A. P. (2015, April 11). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/714/110023718

World Wildlife Fund. (n.d.). Red Panda. WWF. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/red-panda

How are we protecting them? {alt}. (n.d.). Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://redpandanetwork.org/

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