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The giant Panda Bear is one of the most critically endangered species in the world.
There are about 1,000 left in the wild.
About 140 pandas live in zoos and breeding centers around the world, mostly in China.
There are about 1,000 left in the wild.
About 140 pandas live in zoos and breeding centers around the world, mostly in China.
The giant panda is protected by China's Wildlife Protection Law.
Those convicted of poaching pandas or smuggling panda skins face life in prison or even death.
Those convicted of poaching pandas or smuggling panda skins face life in prison or even death.
Like many large animals, female panda bears do not have many babies,
which makes it difficult for the population to recover when pandas die.
which makes it difficult for the population to recover when pandas die.
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Pandas face threats to their survival.
Logging has become one of the major threats to their existence.
Their habitat declined from about 12.6 million acres in the 1950s to 3.2 acres in the 1990s.
Habitat loss began to slow in 1998 because of government bans on logging in panda ranges.
Logging has become one of the major threats to their existence.
Their habitat declined from about 12.6 million acres in the 1950s to 3.2 acres in the 1990s.
Habitat loss began to slow in 1998 because of government bans on logging in panda ranges.