scurry to save the red panda by: marley s.. who are we? we are the red panda network (rpn) our...
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Scurry to save
The Red PandaBy: Marley S.
Who are we?
• We are the Red Panda Network (RPN)
• Our mission is to educate and empower local communities to get involved and conserve Red Pandas and their habitat
Current conservation
• The RPN is currently saving Red Pandas and their habitats in the wild.
• Recently created the worlds first community based monitoring of Red Pandas called Project Punde Kundo.
Celebrity Supporters
• Metallica:
• The band Metallica wants laws and law makers to impose change to make the world safe for their sons.
Why save the Red Panda?
• Red Pandas Provide clean air and water for over 1 billion people on this planet.
Red Panda Facts
• 42” long (including long bushy tail) Can weigh from 7-14 pounds• Related to Giant Panda (But they resemble Raccoons)• Has hair everywhere on its body-even the soles of their feet.• Eats berries, bird eggs, blossoms and small leaves of various
plants, such as bamboo leaves.
• Each has special markings that blend in with the mosses and
lynches that grow on the trees they live in.
Habitat
• Shelters in hollow trees.
• Lives at an elevation of two thousand to four thousand eight hundred meters high.
• Range extends from western Nepal to northern Myanmar.
Why is it endangered?
• The Red Panda is endangered because of loss of habitat.
• Only twenty-five hundred Red Pandas are left in the wild.