For several decades, humans have put in a great deal of conservation efforts to increase the giant panda population. With that in mind, why are pandas endangered ? What caused giant panda populations to fall, and what is being done to save pandas for future generations?

China's Wild Panda Numbers Are Up

In 2016, the bamboo-eating giant panda ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca ) native to southern central China was reclassified as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), after spending nearly 30 years on the "endangered species" list.

There are now an estimated 1,864 giant pandas on the planet, including a wild population beyond the geographic range where researchers have come to expect to find them.

And although this is terrific news, two new pieces of res

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