Species/Red panda
Red panda
Ailurus fulgens
ENEndangered
- Range
- Eastern Himalayas and southwestern China
- Population
- Fewer than 10,000 mature, declining
- Trend
- decreasing
- Last assessed
- 2021
Not a panda, not a raccoon. A forest specialist whose bamboo understory is being cleared from under it.
Cute is not a conservation strategy. Habitat is.
Threats
- Deforestation
- Poaching
- Inbreeding in fragments
What you can do
- Support Red Panda Network
Forest guardian jobs in Nepal and adjacent ranges.