the giant panda is one of the most popular animals in the world. A giant panda can grow up to 1.5 meters long and weigh up to 160kg. people think the giant panda is very lovely. so is it not surprising that the world wide fund for natury chose the giant panda as its symbol. The WWF tells people about animals that they are in danger and raises money to save them .
The giant panda only lives in the wild in China. In early 1980s, were only 1,000 left the wild. the main reason why pandas are endangered is that the area where pandas can live has become smaller.
The WWF works to help giant pandas in the wild in many ways. One of the way that helps them is to increase the size of pandas reserves. Some reserves need to be joined together by planting bamboo between them to make "corridors". These are paths that lead from one reserve to another. No one may harm the pandas in these areas. The corridors let pandas move form one habitat to another to look for look for food.