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The giant panda, commonly a symbol for conservation, is no longer considered an endangered species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
In an update to their Red List of Threatened Species on Sunday (Sept. 4), which assesses a species' conservation status, the IUCN reported the giant panda population has improved enough for the endangered species label to be downgraded to "vulnerable."
[...] Including cubs, the current [wild] population count is approaching 2,060, the organization said. The report credits forest protection and reforestation measures in China for increasing the available habitat for the species.
Including pandas living in captivity, the total population is approximately 2500.
http://www.livescience.com/55991-giant-pandas-no-longer-endangered.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda
(Score: 2) by scruffybeard on Wednesday September 07 2016, @11:48AM
That is not what he said. Truck loads of resources are being dedicated to a single species that seems intent on going extinct all by itself. I draw from the article that even if we were to bring them back from the brink, there is no place to release them back to in the wild that would allow them to survive on their own. They are forever dependent on humans. Could those resources be better spent elsewhere?