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Good news for the Giant Panda. The population has grown - conservation
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— IUCN Red List (@IUCNRedList) September 4, 2016

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 reported the panda's population in the wild had grown to at...

Proud to be involved in regenerative youth campus living buildings in @yellowstonePF! More:https://t.co/ZsQhrNPfbm pic.twitter.com/6VMsXGZMwj

— Toyota USA (@Toyota) August 25, 2016

Toyota has a long relationship with Yellowstone National Park. In 2010, the park was constructing a new Old Faithful Visitor Education Center. Toyota had recently built its own LEED Gold-certified office, and lent its expertise to help the park achieve LEED certification for the new center.

In 2015, Toyota engineered a self-sufficient, off-grid solar array for Yellowstone's Lamar Buffalo Ranch...