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China’s Yangtze Basin region holds the panda’s primary habitat. Infrastructure development (such as dams, roads, and railways) is increasingly fragmenting and isolating panda populations, preventing pandas from finding new bamboo forests and potential mates.
The giant panda is a highly specialised animal with unique adaptations, and has lived in bamboo forests for millions of years. The average giant panda eats as much as 9 to 14 kg (20 to 31 lb) of bamboo shoots a day to compensate for the limited energy content of its diet.
Conservation and solutions: Why are they endangered? Why save the panda? History of panda conservation. What can I do to help? © naturepl.com / Eric Baccega / WWF. 1,864 wild giant pandas were counted during a 2014 survey. An adult panda can weigh about 100-150kg and grow up to 150cm long.
As few as 1,864 giant pandas live in their native habitat, while another 600 pandas live in zoos and breeding centers around the world. The largest threat to giant panda survival is habitat destruction. People in need of food and income have cleared forests for agriculture and timber.
Behavior and Habitat Wild pandas live only in remote, mountainous regions in central China. These high bamboo forests are cool and wet—just as pandas like it.
Habitat. Pandas live mainly in temperate forests high in the mountains of southwest China. © Fritz Pölking / WWF. Diet. Although classified as a carnivore, the panda’s diet consists almost exclusively of bamboo. © _ Threats. Habitat loss and fragmentation, unsustainable development. Learn more about giant pandas h. 2024 Species Spotlight.
Size: Up to 1.5 m tall. Population: Approximately 1,864. Habitat: Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of Southwest China. Range: Central China. Diet: Leaves, stems and shoots of bamboo. Did You Know? The panda's menu consists almost entirely of bamboo.
