The 'panda survival crisis'
remains serious, scientists say, despite the animals' recent reclassification
as 'vulnerable' rather than 'endangered'
Giant pandas could be wiped out
despite conservation efforts being hailed as a success, according to a new
study.
The International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently decided the
bear was no longer officially “endangered” but was merely “vulnerable” to
extinction.
This still means the animal faces
as “high risk of extinction in the wild” –
rather than the previous “very high” chance – but the new research suggested
its true plight was perhaps being underestimated.
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