The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a carnivore native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. Read to know more about Red Panda for UPSC Prelims. Download PDF notes. For Civil Services Examination 2021, follow BYJU’S
StatusConservationHabitatPopulationThe red panda is classed as a category II species under the Wild Animal Protection Law in China. Both subspecies, Ailurus fulgens fulgens and A. f. styani can be found there. However, the styani subspecies is more typical of the region. According to the ...
Human pressure and its impact on the distribution and conservation status of Red Panda in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve Occasional death of Red Panda was also recorded in Dharkharka of Barse block. Summer huts for livestock was one of the main threats for the conservation of Red Panda in DHR. ...
We found there was a high prevalence of both livestock grazing and livestock disease in red panda habitat. We suggest that alternative farming practices (e.g. stall-feeding of livestock) and awareness programmes (e.g. education on the conservation status and legal protection of red pandas, and...
An overview of the status and conservation of the red panda Ailurus fulgens in India, with reference to its global status The current status and distribution of the red panda Ailurus fulgens in the wild is poorly known. The subspecies fulgens is found in the Himalaya in Nepal,... A ...
“This is exemplary work by the local government,” said Haris Chandra Rai, program development manager at the NGO Red Panda Network, which, along with the Rainforest Trust, provided technical assistance to the town to prepare plans for the conservation area. “Conservation is not easy, and...
The first phase of the base covers 63.5 hectares, and will be home to 40 giant pandas and other companion animals such as golden monkeys and red pandas. Upon total completion, the base is expected to host 50 pandas in total. A giant panda cultural exchange center will also be set up to...
One of the main factors impinging the ecological and flagship status of bears is the socio-economic conflict between humans and bears that kill livestock, destroy crops, commercial tree stands and beehives, exhibit nuisance behaviour in public areas, and even can attack people5,11. Except for the...
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reduced the threat status of the giant panda from “endangered” to “vulnerable” in September 2016. In this study, we analyzed current practices for giant panda conservation at regional and loca
The status of 25 local populations at risk of extinction and the recommended measures to prevent their extinction are as follows (Table 3). These measures are implemented on the basis that, as far as possible, the wild giant panda populations meet the MVP while their habitats meet the MAR. ...