{"id":4028,"date":"2022-11-25T11:58:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T03:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/?page_id=4028"},"modified":"2023-01-29T12:04:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T04:04:03","slug":"environmental-stories-the-pandas-forest-biodiversity-loss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/environmental-stories-the-pandas-forest-biodiversity-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"The Panda&#8217;s Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4028\" class=\"elementor elementor-4028\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"jarallax lazyload elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe7d07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-jarallax=\"\" data-speed=\"0.75\" data-type=\"scroll\" data-parallax=\"scroll\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-image-src=\"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/China-Giant-Panda-05.jpg\" data-id=\"fe7d07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-bg-image=\"url(&quot;https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/China-Giant-Panda-05.jpg&quot;)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14e5211b\" data-id=\"14e5211b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7079ba23 section-align-center section-size-large subtitle-style-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-section-heading\" data-id=\"7079ba23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading headingstyle-subtitle\"><h5 class=\"entry-sub-title section-sub-title\">THE PANDA'S FOREST<\/h5><div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"entry-title section-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"section-button\"><a  href=\"#\"><div class=\"mtheme-button\">CHINA, 2011<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-765a40da elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"765a40da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b8ca242\" data-id=\"4b8ca242\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607aa7bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"607aa7bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-testimonial-wrapper{overflow:hidden;text-align:center}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-content{font-size:1.3em;margin-bottom:20px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-name{line-height:1.5;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-job{font-size:.85em;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta{width:100%;line-height:1}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta-inner{display:inline-block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image img{width:60px;height:60px;border-radius:50%;-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;max-width:none}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-image{padding-inline-end:15px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-details{text-align:start}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{margin-bottom:20px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">It was hard not to be entranced by the small ball of black and white fur before me. A cool summer breeze washed over us as I craned my neck, trying to catch another glimpse of this elusive creature before it dived back into the undergrowth.\n\nAt the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (CRBGPB), you have to visit early to get the best glimpse of China\u2019s most famous resident. Before the mid-day summer heat descends, the pandas munch on ample supplies of bamboo fed to them by their army of keepers, before retreating to their air-conditioned enclosures to sleep away the remainder of the day.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-202ed82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"202ed82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f7959d\" data-id=\"8f7959d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396774b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"396774b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The 80 or so pandas that reside at the base are treated like royalty, with thousands of tourists excitedly streaming through the park\u2019s gates every day just to catch a glimpse of them.<\/p><p>The giant panda has become a Chinese icon and a global symbol of conservation, ever since the World Wildlife Fund adopted them for their logo in 1961. Ironically, they have also come to symbolize the stark reality of severe global biodiversity loss, especially in China.<\/p><p>Today, the giant panda\u2019s natural habitat is confined to a sliver of mountain ranges extending through northern Sichuan province and into the neighboring provinces of Gansu and Shaanxi. Massive forest loss across China up until the late 1990s, has been the main cause for the disappearance of the species\u2019 habitat. China\u2019s unquenchable thirst for the forests resources in its early stages of modern development slowly erased the mountainous forests which are home to the panda.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8d19c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8d19c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1ebfee\" data-id=\"d1ebfee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8480fa1 carousel-arrow-shape-circle carousel-dots-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-slideshow-carousel\" data-id=\"8480fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"slideshow-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridblock-owlcarousel-wrap clearfix\"><div id=\"4028-662c2f8b5e5d8\" class=\"owl-carousel owl-slideshow-element owl-carousel-detect owl-carousel-type-slideshow\" data-autoplaytimeout=\"5000\" data-smartspeed=\"1000\" data-id=\"4028-662c2f8b5e5d8\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-lazyload=\"false\" data-type=\"slideshow\"><div class=\"gridblock-slideshow-element\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/China-Giant-Panda-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"owl-slide-image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1980px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1980\/1320;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/China-Giant-Panda-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"owl-slide-image\"\/><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"gridblock-slideshow-element\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/China-Giant-Panda-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"owl-slide-image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1980px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1980\/1320;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/China-Giant-Panda-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"owl-slide-image\"\/><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"gridblock-slideshow-element\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/China-Giant-Panda-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"owl-slide-image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1980px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1980\/1320;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/China-Giant-Panda-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"owl-slide-image\"\/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f42e12e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f42e12e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f15a946\" data-id=\"f15a946\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac54f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bac54f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>\u201cIn prehistoric and even historic times, giant pandas ranged over much of China,\u201d reports the EU-China Biodiversity Programme (ECBP). \u201cClimate change and pressure from humans have driven them back to these last few refuges. One could say they have their back against the wall. The wall being the inhospitable heights of the Tibetan Plateau.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><p>In the late 1970s, the Chinese authorities woke up to the realization that they were in real danger of losing one of the country\u2019s most precious assets, prompting the creation of numerous nature reserves. This extensive network, coupled with new laws forbidding panda poaching (now punishable by death) set out to protect the few remaining pockets of panda habitat.<\/p><p>\u201cNot all of these protected areas have been successful in their prime objective\u201d, says Nick Middleton, in his book \u201cThe Global Casino.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cResearch on the 200,000 hectare Wolong Nature Reserve has shown that the panda habitat is still being destroyed faster inside one of the world\u2019s most high profile protected nature reserves than in adjacent areas that are not protected. It appears that the Wolong Nature Reserve has been a victim of its own success. Towns and settlements have thrived in and around Wolong since the reserve was established and began attracting tourists to the area\u2026The people are cutting more trees for fuel and other uses, destroying prime panda habitat,\u201d Middleton writes.<\/p><p>\u201cI think the positive is the number of nature reserves established for giant pandas since the 1960s\u2014today we have 62\u2014which is amazing,\u201d said Sarah Bexell, director of conservation education at Chengdu\u2019s Panda Base.<\/p><p>\u201cThe problem is it is very hard to protect land anywhere in the world. While governments the world over protect land for species or watersheds or carbon sequestration, the fact of the matter is that there are too many people making an impossible demand on the Earth,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>Throughout the conservation world, scientists are starting to speculate that setting up reserves might not be enough to stem biodiversity loss, even in high-profile biodiversity hotspots such as in the southwest of China.<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cDespite local successes of well-designed and well-managed protected areas proving effective in stemming biodiversity loss, there are significant shortcomings in the usual process of implementation of protected areas that preclude relying on them as a global solution to this problem,\u201d say Camilo Mora and Peter Sale in the Journal of Marine Ecology.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>In Sichuan, one of China\u2019s most populous and fastest developing provinces, the appearance of the panda in the wild is becoming increasingly rare. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, the giant panda is officially listed as \u201cendangered\u201d with a decreasing population trend. Current estimates put the remaining wild population near 1,600.<\/p><p>Captive breeding has long been lauded as the potential savior for many species that are threatened with extinction. The science behind this is still in its infancy, however, and even after a number years of intense research, there have been very few successes, especially with panda reintroductions.<\/p><p>\u201cSo far the success rate is 100 percent failure, but the good thing is that one panda has been reintroduced,\u201d reports Bexell. \u201cHis name was Xiang Xiang and he actually did quite well until breeding season. He was attacked by other males and later died of the injuries.<\/p><p>\u201cThe major challenges in reintroduction are many. First, is that we are not yet saving land appropriately for wildlife. Secondly, is behavioral competency of animals born and raised in captivity. Thirdly, disease concerns of passing disease to wild individuals, or compromised immunity of captive individuals once released. Finally, human social issues, like potential poaching of reintroduced animals,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>In late 2010, the Chinese government announced a new nationwide conservation strategy, boldly claiming to be able to \u201chalt the loss of biodiversity in China by 2020.\u201d It\u2019s a wildly ambitious target. It is, however, a target that desperately needs to at least be attempted. As it stands, biodiversity in China is at a crossroads.<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cAbout a third of all species [in China] are endangered, according to the IUCN Red List. Often habitats seem to be in reasonable condition, but you can walk through [them] for hours and hours and hours and almost see no large animals,\u201d said John MacKinnon of the ECBP. Hunting and the economic exploitation for medicine and the sale of animals have created intense pressure. Road development, agricultural encroachment, industrial sprawl, pollution and dust have fragmented the habitats.<\/p><p>\u201cEverything is against wildlife,\u201d said MacKinnon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab1eb3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab1eb3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63ecb3c\" data-id=\"63ecb3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b5b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" 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