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According to Chinese officials, giant pandas are no longer endangered, but they are still fragile.
Because there are now 1,800 of them in the wild, their categorization was reduced.
According to experts, the country’s long-term conservation efforts, which included habitat expansion, were successful in saving its iconic mammal.
Pandas are a national treasure in China, but they’ve also been leased out as diplomatic instruments to other countries.
At a press conference, Cui Shuhong, head of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment’s Department of Nature and Ecology Conservation, said that the newest classification upgrading “reflects their improved living conditions and China’s efforts to preserve their habitats linked.”
The new designation comes after the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) removed the animal from its endangered species list in 2016 and reclassified it as “vulnerable.”
Chinese officials, on the other hand, opposed the decision at the time, claiming that it could lead people to believe that conservation measures could be loosened.
China’s environmental ministry announced this week that the animal’s position on its own endangered species list, which applies similar standards as the Swiss-based IUCN, has been changed for the first time.
Users on Chinese social media reacted positively to the news, calling it “evidence” that conservation efforts are worthwhile.
“This is the culmination of many years of effort. Congratulations to all of the environmentalists “On the microblogging network Weibo, someone wrote.
According to experts, China’s efforts to restore and repopulate bamboo forests are partly responsible for the success. Bamboo makes up nearly all of their nutrition, and they would starve if they didn’t eat it.
Zoos have also used captive breeding practises to try to boost their population.
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