Global Cause and its partners at CRB recently published another important article in Nature – Scientific Reports on the field metabolic rates of free-roaming giant pandas.
“The goal is to boost the wild panda population, which has dipped below 2,000 bears as development encroaches on their habitat. To avoid further losses, and to ensure there is enough room to accommodate the influx of artificially bred animals, the Chinese government has established nature preserves.”
Global Cause and its partners at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding recently published an important article in Nature- Scientific Reports on the threat of dogs to giant pandas in China.
“That’s the whole point of this project is to get pandas that are born from captive-born mothers and born in a human care facility and then get them to transition out into the wild.”
July 2017By Ramana Callan and Loreena AveryAs the Sichuan summer rolls in, we have a short window of opportunity to survey the plant diversity at the nature reserves where we may soon release our panda cubs. Although the mosquitos have … Read More
About those questions: We’ve noticed a number of questions recently about our panda reintroduction project. As we discuss elsewhere, we’re working with the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding to save wild giant pandas from extinction by learning how … Read More
By our Science Team Reintroducing animals to the wild is an arduous task, requiring foresight, decades of hard work, and cooperation among scientists, NGOs, and government. But history shows us that it can work and that it is absolutely necessary: … Read More
by Jake Owens, Ph.D Part 3 of 3 As we discussed earlier, the future of wild giant pandas is anything but secure. We must continue the fight to increase their population, the amount of habitat they occupy, and their access … Read More
By Jake Owens, Ph.D As we concluded in Part 1, there’s been recent progress in avoiding the extinction of pandas in the wild, but we should recognize that wild pandas are still very much at risk. Giant pandas were first … Read More
By Jake Owens, Ph.DPart 1 of 3: In late 2016 the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) changed the conservation status of giant pandas from “Endangered” to “Vulnerable”. What does this mean for panda conservation? Two things:Wild giant pandas … Read More
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