1. All for one and one for all, keep biodiversity or our future may fall……
2. CONTENTS
1. introduction
Significance
Category
Why are they endangered?
Population status
habitat
Preventions
Overview
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3. Name: RED PANDA
Nepali name: HABRE
Scientific name: Ailurus fulgens
Type: vegetarian carnivores
Introducing FIREFOX
4. significance
• The red panda is an indicator species for an
entire ecosystem within the Eastern
Himalayan Broadleaf Forest, designated a
biodiversity hotspot by Conservation
International and WWF.
• The presence, absence or presence of red
pandas enlightens conservationists about the
nature and quality of the overall
environment.
• Red panda is considered as an ambassador
for its habitat and region.
5. CATEGORY
Declared by
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in full International Union for
Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, formerly called World Conservation Union,
network of environmental organizations founded as the International Union for the
Protection of Nature in October 1948 in Fontainebleau, France.
6. Why are red pandas endangered?
• Struggles With
Deforestation
• Poaching of Red Pandas
• Accidental Trapping
• Illegal Pet Trade
7. Struggles With Deforestation
• Like almost all endangered animals, loss of
habitat is one of the main reasons for red
pandas' dropping numbers.
• Red panda habitats, namely Himalayan forests,
are being cut down at an alarming rate each
year.
• Usually, these forests are cleared due to logging
operations or to convert the forested area into
farmland where crops can be grown and cattle
can graze.
8. Poaching of Red Pandas
• Their bright, reddish fur and striped tails are sold.
• In certain rural areas, hats made from red panda fur were
traditionally worn as good luck tokens for special occasions.
Some people still carry on this tradition, despite it being illegal.
• Poachers also kill red pandas due to the mistaken belief that
certain red panda body parts have medicinal properties.
• Traditional medicines made with red panda body parts are
illegal to buy and sell, but a black market trade still exists for
these products.
9. Accidental deaths
Humans keep setting up traps for wild
pigs and deer but Red Pandas keep falling
in them. Some manage to escape, but
most get stuck and killed.
11. Population status
In brief,
2001- 14750
2005- 13500
2010- 12000
2015- 10250
Currently less than 10000
*As per project ARK foundation and ICUN .
Population decreasing
with average annual
death rate of 300
50% dead in last
18 years.
