Panda+Population+and+Relationships+with+Humans

By Lucy, Elena and Georgia ** Pandas are endangered and we believe that we are the ones causing it to happen. There are 1600 in the wild, 160 in captivity. People still poach pandas and panda skins are sold for a lot of money. Panda’s food, bamboo is dying and if too much is cut down they will go extinct. Pandas lost half their habitat in the past 25 years. In 1869 the first giant panda was found. In 1936 the first panda was brought to the USA. Pandas are popular in U.S.A because there are only 7 there. People think that moving pandas from their natural habitat is causing them to die. Pandas live in southwestern china even though they were once wide spread. There are 32 separate panda populations in China. Few countries are trying to help the population of pandas. Even though humans are panda’s main enemy, there are still zoos all over the world with pandas. People love to see them. Forests pandas live in are under attack by increases in human population. Books: __Giant Pandas__ by Gibbons, Gail __National Geographic for Kids Magazine__ ,//Panda Power// __Panda Rescue__ by Bortolotti, Dan __Zoobooks__ by Bonnet Wexo, John Websites: [|www.memphiszoo.org] [|www.nationalzoo.si.edu] [|www.panda.org] [|www.pandasinternational.org]
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