Giant Pandas Are No Longer Endangered, China Says


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Giant Pandas Are No Longer Endangered, China Says by : Emily Brown on : 09 Jul 2021 07:46 PA Images Officials in China have downgraded the classification of giant pandas from endangered to vulnerable after their population in the wild reached 1,800. The animals were first reclassified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2016, when it removed the giant panda from its endangered species list. Advert 10 The IUCN’s decision was met with backlash from Chinese officials, who argued at the time that it may lead people into believing that efforts to help increase...