There are two endangered species that I have been supporting for years -- whooping cranes and pandas. The great panda is the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund. Thousands of years ago pandas were found all over China, however they are now found only in small isolated regions of southwest China and their habitat is becoming smaller all the time.
It is now becoming so small that they may be extinct in the wild within 2 or 3 decades according to this article:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6041990/Chinas-giant-panda-faces-extinction-in-two-to-three-generations.html
There are estimated to be only about 1,600 wild pandas left now. As usual the most immediate threat to their existence is man and development. At only 1600 left in the wild the gene pool diversity is seriously in danger.It made me so sad when I read this story today. If we, as a species, are unable to find the where with all to be able to save less than 2,000 of an endangered species, what does that say for our ability to save ourselves from extinction?
Endangered Species, Environment, Giant Pandas
