Endangered Species
                      GIANT PANDA

    China's Szechuan province is the only wild  home of  the  
    giant panda. Just 1,000 or so are  thought to  survive in  
    the  wild, fragmented into some 30 populations  with no   
    opportunity for genetic exchange.

    Threat: Habitat destruction fueled by human population  
    growth,  logging  and  agriculture.  Pandas  are shy and 
    secretive, making them sensitive to habitat disturbance.

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