Forests of China

Giant Panda

By Ms. Cynthia Wheat

Where in the World do China Pandas Live?

Map of China

Pandas are found in the wild ONLY in southwest China

Mountainous Forests

Mountainous Forests Where

Panda Live

Description

mountainous forests in China

and Tibet

4,000 to 12,000 ft above sea level

often covered in heavy clouds.

Torrential rains or dense mist

throughout the year

Bamboo forests

Description of Panda

Panda Facts

• The Giant Panda lives in the forests of China. They lives high in the mountains (4,000 ft. – 12,000 ft.) among dense bamboo.

• They can reach 6 ft. and weigh up to 275 lbs.

• Pandas can live up to 20 – 35 years.

Panda Facts

• They are vegetarians

• They eat bamboo 21 – 22 hours per day to support their size

• They eat 30 – 80 lbs. of bamboo (branches, stems, and leaves) per day.

• There are LESS THAN 2,500 pandas living in the wild.

• They are one of our most endangered species!

• Panda’s only predator is MAN.

Are you concerned?

What is happening to the

Giant Panda?• Area in which Pandas live is getting

smaller because of human activities– logging – expansion of farming into forest areas– mining– road-building

• Another problem is the diet of the Giant Panda! Pandas have to travel to find new patches of bamboo

What Can We Do?

• Chinese Government has set aside land where bamboo is abundant– Corridors of bamboo so the Panda

can travel to find food• Giant Pandas must be protected

against human encroachment• Create new reserves• Support your wildlife

organizations• Raise awareness • Organize community support

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Education/ConservationCentral/design/daph_broadband.htm

Interactive Internet Site

Web Sites

• http://www.pandasliveon.com/giantpandas/2008/05/other-panda-res.html– Amsel, Sheri. “Mammalia.” Panda (Giant). Exploring Nature

Educational Resource. © 2005 - 2010. March 18, 2010. <http://exploringnature.org/db/detail.php?dbID=43&detID=1027>

• http://www.wwf.org.au/articles/feature39/• http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/panda.htm

l• http://slack.net/~rd/wanglang/home.htm

References & Web Sites

• Habitats: Science Works for Kids Series• www.readinga-z.com

– Giant Pandas by Kira Freed– Bears by Kira Freed

• http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys• http://science.pppst.com/marinelife.html• http://www.mbgnet.net/index.html• http://www.exploringnature.org/

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