Save The Red Pandas!
Endangered!
Less than 10,000 individuals left in the wild!
Red pandas
are very skillful and acrobatic animals that predominantly stay in
trees. Almost 50% of the red panda’s habitat is in the Eastern
Himalayas. They use their long, bushy tails for balance and to cover
themselves in winter, presumably for warmth. Primarily an herbivore, the
name panda is said to come from the Nepali word ‘ponya,’ which means
bamboo or plant eating animal.
The loss of nesting trees and bamboo is causing a decline in red panda
populations across much of their range because their forest home is
being cleared. Red pandas are often killed when they get caught in traps
meant for other animals such as wild pigs and deer. They are also
poached for their distinctive pelts in China and Myanmar. Red panda fur
caps or hats have been found for sale in Bhutan.