QUICK FACTS

In 2004, a survey counted 1,600 pandas in the wild (read more)
An adult panda can weigh about 100-150kg and grow up to 150cm
Pandas have the digestive system of a carnivore, but they have adapted to a vegetarian diet of bamboos.
A panda may eat 12-38kg of bamboo a day
The panda cub is 1/900th the size of its mother, one of the smallest newborn mammals relative to its mother's size.
Pandas are good tree climbers.
When breeding, pandas require at least 30km² to support them over the short term.


How can we help save the panda?

Although the situation of the Panda is still very delicate, there are good news regarding the recovery of the species, extension of nature reserves and new projects to help people sustainably coexist with pandas