So there was a good bit of news which came out this week and
I feel like it needs to be shared.
The WWF icon and a creature which is known across the world have
finally made it out of the endangered classification on the IUCN Red List and
into the vulnerable classification. I am of course talking about the giant
panda! This is a big deal as giant pandas have been classed as endangered since 1990 despite a massive effort across the world in an attempt to increase their population numbers.
Pandas are a huge and controversial deal in the world of
conservation for many reasons; there are several different views on what
exactly should be done with them. On one side of the argument people believe
that it is extremely important to conserve as it is because of human activities
that they are struggling. The other side of the argument believes that too much
funding goes into pandas as an individual species, which could be spent in
better areas with potentially more success. However it is important that
although pandas are extremely hard to keep and breed in captivity, but then
again they are also a flag ship species and bring in a lot of money for all
sorts of conservation charities.
What are your thoughts on panda conservation?
Check out the BBC news article here
The IUCN RED LIST page where The giant panda has been reclassified
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