IUCN Reports Panda Population Has Grown, a Victory for Global Conservation
The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), a species that has been in danger of extinction since before you were born, is out of hot water — at least for now. On September 4, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reduced the panda’s conservation status from “Endangered” to “Vulnerable.” In a recent assessment, the IUCN…