Why are pandas endangered?
Endangered Species An endangered species is a species whose population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. Extinction is when an animal no longer exists. Many countries have laws offering special protection to these species (forbidding hunting, banning their habitats from development, etc.) to prevent this. The main reason an animal becomes endangered is because of destruction of their natural habitat, plus hunting or poaching. With the pandas there are additional difficulties with mating and problems with their food source, bamboo dying off. The results of a new comprehensive survey of the giant panda in the wild indicate there are 1,600 animals left in the wild. This number is higher than previous estimates, due to improved census methods and the fact that the study was very thorough. Wild pandas are still one of the most seriously endangered species in the world. Pandas were classified as an endangered species in the 1980’s, and are on the World Conservation Union’
