Giant+Pandas'+Natural+Habitat

Giant Pandas Natural Habitat Today the forests are being chopped down because of the increase of population. So the pandas are limited to places like the Sichuan province and the 32 panda reserves. Pandas were forced to move north in the result to climate change and forest clearance. They live at elevations ranging from 1,200 to 3,200 meters that is about 7,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level. Where they live they have heavy rain and dense mist. In winter and spring snow is very commen on the the ground which makes their habitat cold and wet, they keep warm with there thick oily fur. In the winter pandas move down the mountain into warmer atmosphere. Pandas do not have permanent homes in the winter they live in hollow trees. The snow stays on the ground from October to May. Pandas live mostly near water sources like rivers and streams. They hardly leave their bamboo forests because it is their main food source. Every 20 years the bamboo will die out and the pandas will have to migrate. Pandas eat mostly bamboo so it is hard for them to get fat so it cannot hibernate. Bamboo groves flourish beneath larger trees and are easy access to a stream or river which is favored by pandas. They share the bamboo forest with bears, lynxes, tiger cats, leopards, and monkeys. Since they are losing habitat remember to treat the pandas land with respect.   Bibliography Giant pandas by Angel, Heather Giant pandas by Wong K, Ovid The Panda by Tracqui, Valerie [|www.nationalzoo.si.edu] [|www.sandiegozoo.org] [|www.pandasinternational.org]