Endangered Species
Envi Sci
Matt McEwen
http://thesecretsofvancouver.com/wordpress/endangered-a-canadian-
perspective/taxes
Giant Panda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
• Bear
• Large molar teeth and strong jaw muscle
• Cute? Cuddly?
• Sounds
• 2-3ft tall, 4-6 ft long
• Males are larger than females (250 v. 220 lbs)
• Life span not sure
• 99% bamboo diet
http://www.biology-blog.com/images/blogs/8-2007/giant-panda-
4581.jpg
Giant Panda continued
• Generally solitary animals as adults
• Young stay with mother for
1.5-3 years
• Breeding maturity from
4-8 years old until about 20.
• Cubs are helpless at birth
• Spend most of the day
resting, eating and finding
food
http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-
entries/dancoughlin/1/1246611025/tpod.html
Natural Habitat
Broadleaf and
coniferous forests
5,000 to 10,000 feet
Mountain ranges in
China
Once lived in
lowlands
: Panda Habitat
Deforestation: Data
http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/panda.php
http://www.wwfchina.org/english/downloads/Panda/pandamap.jpg http://www.arkive.org/giant-panda/ailuropoda-melanoleuca/image-
Food Web
Carnivore
99% bamboo
Plant bulbs
Grasses
Fish
Insects
Small rodents
Brown bears, leopards,
wild dogs are predators
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandaConservation/2007
PregnancyWatch
Cause of Endangerment
Specialist Species
Habitat loss
Low birth rate
Food source loss
Poaching
Endangered Since
’84
recovering
http://www.20x200.com/art/2008/01/panda.html
Giant Panda Population Trend
1800
1600
1400
Abundance
1200
1000
Series2
800
600
400
200
0
1 2 3 4 5 6
Year
1976 1985 1987 1994 1995
2004
Conservation Efforts
1998 logging ban
Alternative land use
Education http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1970000/ima
ges/_1972935_wwf150.jpg
Captive breeding
Giant Panda
Conservation Fund
Panda reserves
CITES
http://www.taljat.fi/images/cites_isokuva.jpg
Works Cited
• Photograph. Endangered- A Canadian Perspective. Web. 11 Jan. 2010.
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• Giant Panda Can Survive. Photograph. Biology-Blog.com. Web. 11 Jan. 2010. .
• Photograph. The Essence of China. Travel Pod. Web. 11 Jan. 2010. .
• "Giant Panda Facts - National Zoo| FONZ." Welcome to the National Zoo| FONZ website - National Zoo| FONZ.
Web. 11 Jan. 2010. .
• "Giant Panda Facts and sound - Ailuropoda melanoleuca - Defenders of Wildlife - Defenders of
Wildlife." Defenders of Wildlife - Protection of endangered species, imperiled species, habitats.
Web. 11 Jan. 2010. .
• Photograph. WWF. Web. 11 Jan. 2010. .
• Giant Panda. Photograph. Arkive. Web. 11 Jan. 2010. .
• "Animal Info - Giant Panda." Endangered Animals - Rare, Threatened and Endangered animals &
mammals. Web. 11 Jan. 2010. .
• Giant Pandas. Photograph. Web. 11 Jan. 2010.
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Works Cited Continued
• "Giant Panda." WonderClub deals with both World Wonders, and Animal life. Come and Learn about the World
Around You! Web. 12 Jan. 2010. .
• Photograph. Web. 11 Jan. 2010. .
• Glenn, C. R. 2006. "Earth's Endangered Creatures" (Online). Accessed 1/11/2010 at http://earthsendangered.com.
• "Species Profile for Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)." Web. 11 Jan. 2010.
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• "WWF - Giant Panda -." World Wildlife Fund - Wildlife Conservation, Endangered Species Conservation. Web. 11
Jan. 2010. .