PARIS, Aug 4 — It may be one of the most recognisable symbols of conservation, but efforts to protect the giant panda have failed to safeguard large mammals sharing its habitats, according to research published yesterday showing dramatic declines of leopards and other predators. The giant...
Efforts to protect the giant panda have failed to safeguard large mammals sharing its habitats. — Reuters pic
Since conservation efforts began, China has cracked down on poachers, outlawed the trade in panda hides and mapped out dozens of protected habitats. Researchers found that the leopard, snow leopard, wolf and dhole — also known as the Asian wild dog — have almost disappeared from the majority of giant panda protected habitats since the 1960s.
They found that leopards had disappeared from 81 per cent of giant panda reserves, snow leopards from 38 per cent, wolves from 77 per cent and dholes from 95 per cent. The authors said a key challenge was that while pandas may have a home range of up to 13 square kilometres, the four large carnivores can roam across an area exceeding 100 square kilometres.
But he called for future conservation to see beyond a single species, or animals with “enormous charisma”, to focus on broader restoration of natural habitats.
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