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Kitty Mowmow's Animal Expo: Red Pandas found in Langtang National Park

  • Steve · 1 year ago
    What are the ways and means to protect red panda's?(apart from donating)
  • mjschindler · 1 year ago
    That's a good question. Here are a few ways to actively help save the red pandas from extinction:

    -- Go to The Red Panda Project's website, http://www.redpandanetwork.org/ and click on "Get Involved." Among other things, you can "volunteer your time for various tasks related to the project, that include field research and monitoring." Right now it doesn't seem like they have any specific volunteer opportunities posted, but maybe if you check back frequently you will find some. The Red Panda Project apparently does a lot of different things to help the pandas (research, conservation, education), so maybe if you contact them they will find something for you to do.

    -- If you live in the UK near the city of Birmingham, you could apply to volunteer at the Birmingham Nature Centre. Their website is http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CO... . They house many animals, including the red panda.

    -- These organizations and other zoos give you the opportunity to "adopt" a red panda.

    -- You could throw your own fundraiser for the Red Panda.

    -- Here's a project I found on WWF.org (go to http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/as... to find it) that takes place in Sikkim, India. The project's objectives are to 1. Understand the conservation status of the red panda in Sikkim, 2. Strategise for long-term conservation of the red panda, and 3. Conduct feasibility for reintroductions of the red panda in order to create populations in identified sites. Maybe if you're in the area you could help them somehow. I suppose it couldn't hurt to contact them.

    I hope this helps! Good luck helping the red pandas.
  • mary · 1 year ago
    How are Red Panda's are related to pandas or are they related to raccoons?
  • Jdawg · 1 year ago
    Where can I donate to save bamboo from extinction by the red panda?
  • fg · 1 year ago
    both
  • mjschindler · 1 year ago
    Ha! Saving bamboo from extinction... that's funny, Jdawg. :D
  • Alayna · 1 year ago
    i think the red panda is so cute. where can i get one??
  • lola · 1 year ago
    cool but what is being done to save the red pandas
  • mjschindler · 1 year ago
    In a comment listed above, I mentioned some organizations that help the red
    pandas by conserving their habitats, educating the public on the importance
    of the red panda and how they can help it, and breeding red pandas in
    captivity. I'm sure they are also doing other things, so you might want to
    check out their websites.
  • shyla · 1 year ago
    they are very cute send me mail about them please and pics
  • TINKA · 1 year ago
    Hi, Im doing a project on Red Pandas, and I need to get all the information that I need to know.
  • mjschindler · 1 year ago
    Libraries are good for things like that. So is Wikipedia and Google.
    Good luck on your project! :)