Human Impact
The main factors of the pandas becoming an endangered species are habitat loss, low breeding rates and poaching. Two of these three are caused by humans and without our help they will soon be gone.
Habitat loss: Bamboo can take a long time to grow into a sustainable food source for pandas so when we develop their habitat it can take a lot longer to bring it back. Poaching: Giant pandas are targeted for illegal hunting and poaching, their furs can sell for a lot in illegal markets in the Far East. |