Facts and Figures

• Giant pandas can live up to 20 years old in the wild
• Male pandas can weigh up to 350 lb, with female pandas slightly less
• Their diet consists almost exclusively of bamboo
• Unlike most animals, Giant Pandas don’t set up established dens
• So-called ‘Panda diplomacy’ was very big in the past, with China providing pandas to countries like Japan and the US on a loan basis
• As few as 1,600 giant pandas remain in the wild today
• In 2006 there were over 40 panda reserves in China
• Pandas cost 5 times more than elephants, the next most expensive animal, to keep in zoos
• The Giant Panda is endangered primarily because of habitat loss and a low birth rate

How Does Your Money Help?

• Helping to push for further habitats to be protected
• Working with locals to enforce and increase patrols and illegal logging
• Creating invaluable green corridors which link existing forests and pandas together