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As most of us
know, pandas have been very close to extinction since the
1980's, with numbers around just 1,000 in the wild. Since
then, considerable and admirable effort has been put into
helping the iconic animal recover! The Chinese government
itself has done a lot to protect them. But now, in 2021,
they've decided that the pandas no longer need protection.
But many people disagree, saying that making this
official distinction may actually deter existing conservation
efforts.
Sign the petition if you want to keep pandas on
China's list of endangered species until they are more
stable!
Pandas survival is still
threatened by two other species: Chinese boars and rakins.
Chinese boars like the eat young bamboo shoots, the food of
choice for pregnant and lactating pandas. And it turns out
pandas won't go into areas where boards are foraging for the
shoots. Meanwhile, rakins disrupt panda mating rituals and
both species carry potentially fatal diseases. In
short, pandas are far from safe and although their numbers
both in the wild and in captivity have grown, they are not
stable enough to be removed from the endangered species list!
Please sign the petition asking China to keep
protecting panda bears!
Thank you,
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Kelsey
The Care2 Petitions Team
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P.S. Pandas
have been prematurely removed from the endangered species
list. Sign to demand they are put back on it and
protected! |
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