Giant Pandas May Run Out Of Bamboo Due To Climate Change
New models are predicting that climate change may kill off swaths of bamboo that pandas need to survive.
View ArticleChinese Officials Say Panda’s Bamboo Won’t Run Out
Chinese experts disagree that climate change will cause bamboo die-offs in the Qinling Mountains.
View ArticleThe History Of The Giant Panda, Written In Its Genes
Researchers in China have mapped the population history of the giant panda from three million years ago to the present.
View ArticleWWF: China Is Depleting Ecological Resources Too Quickly
China is using the world's resources at 2.5 times of what its ecosystems can sustainably supply, says a new WWF study.
View ArticleGiant Pandas Receive Counselling After 7.0 Magnitude Sichuan Earthquake
A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook southwest China's Sichuan province on April 21 has traumatized its giant panda population.
View ArticleCarnivore Tummies Make Pandas Inefficient Bamboo Munchers
The lack of plant-degrading gut microbes and enzymes mean that pandas can only digest 17 percent of the bamboo they eat.
View ArticleStay Cool And Eat Bamboo
Pandas can survive on a diet of bamboo thanks to their exceptionally low metabolic rate, scientists say.
View ArticlePandas Can’t Take The Heat
Climate change is not just a threat to the giant panda’s supply of bamboo—it also makes them vulnerable to heat stress.
View ArticleHooray! The Giant Panda Is No Longer An Endangered Species
What an upgrade: the giant panda is no longer listed as endangered, but is now a vulnerable species.
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How Two Pandas Got Their Thumbs
A new study finds genetic evidence for convergent evolution in giant pandas and red pandas.
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Captive Pandas Have Good Genes
Pandas kept in captivity have good levels of genetic diversity, making it unnecessary to capture more pandas from the wild.
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How Fussy Pandas Maintain A Balanced Bamboo Diet
A study of six pandas over six years shows that they migrate in order to switch between bamboo species which provide them with different nutrients required for successful breeding.
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Livestock Wreak Havoc On Panda Habitats
By analyzing 20 years of data from China's Wanglang National Nature Reserve, researchers in China and the US have discovered that livestock are destroying the panda's habitat.
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22,000-Year-Old Panda Ancestor Found In Southern China
Mitochondrial DNA from a 22,000-year-old specimen found in a cave in Southern China belongs to an ancient panda, study says.
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Saving The Pandas Is Worth Every Cent
Protecting giant pandas generates benefits that amount to 10-27 times the cost of conservation efforts, scientists say.
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Ancient Pandas Did Not Live On Bamboo Alone
Scientists in China have found that ancient pandas may have been carnivores or omnivores before eventually developing a specialized diet of bamboo.
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