The giant panda is a rare bear native to central China. It has distinctive black and white fur and feeds almost exclusively on bamboo. Global populations declined sharply from the 1960s-1990s due to habitat loss and poaching, and the species was listed as endangered. Conservation efforts helped the population stabilize around 1,500 pandas by 2009, though it remains threatened due to its specialized diet and reproduction. The document discusses the panda's adaptations, population trends over time, habitat needs, and reasons for endangerment.

1. Ailuropoda melanoleuca

3. Phylum:Chordata

4. Class:Mammalia

5. Order: Carnivora

6. Family:Ursidae

7. Genus:Ailuropoda

8. Species:AiluropodamelanoleucaRelation: Bears and Raccoons

9. Adaptations Long Toenails Sixth Toe The Pandas Large Head The Pandas Fur

10. Global Populations 1960s-1990- Rare 1990-1994 – Endangered 1994-2004 – Endangered 2004-2009 - Endangered 1960s-1990- 800-1,200 Pandas 1990-1994- 1,000-1,200 Pandas 1994-2004- 1,600 Pandas 2004-2009 – Less than 1,500 Pandas

11. Geographic Habitat Range

12. Preferred Habitat of Species Preferred Tolerated coniferous forests The Zoo

13. Why is the Giant Panda Endangered? Human’sHauntingPandas. Bamboo Shortages Low Reproductive Rate

14. Preservation

15. Will the Giant Panda Survive? Will the Giant Panda Survive?

17. http://www.theenvironmentalblog.org/2008/06/endangered-giant-pandas

18. http://www.giantpandaonline.org/naturalhistory/habitat.htm

19. http://www.pandasinternational.org/faqs.html

20. http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/ailumela.htm

21. http://www.yourdiscovery.com/animalplanet/bears/greatbears/giantpanda/index.shtml