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Giant pandas live in mountain bamboo forests and need those forests to survive. Plant a tree to celebrate one of the world's best-loved animals and the green places that keep wildlife safe.
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I planted a few Bambusa vulgaris trees in the Trees for Tribals project in India 😄🌳🇮🇳💚 after reading an interesting article about this bamboo species.
Petition to help save bamboo forests:
“Pandas are endangered mainly due to habitat loss. Humans have cleared much of the bamboo forests that pandas need to survive. Because pandas eat only bamboo, they cannot adapt to live outside of those forests the way other animals do, unless the pandas are provided with bamboo. It is an achievement to celebrate. But pandas remain scattered and vulnerable, and much of their habitat is threatened by poorly-planned infrastructure projects.”
https://www.change.org/p/international-animal-rescue-save-pandas-d538d7e6-1d30-4485-9f89-f3a558368c93
“Bamboos can take years or even decades to flower, but the hachiku bamboo pushes this habit to the extreme – it flowers once every 120 years, synchronised across masses of plants, and dies shortly afterwards.
The last time the bamboo Phyllostachys nigra variety henonis flowered was in 1908, so the next event was expected in 2028 with great anticipation. But in 2020 botanists in Japan noticed that a few specimens began flowering early. However, they were shocked to discover that after flowering the bamboos failed to produce any viable seeds, or grow new shoots, and entire forests of bamboo collapsed and died in an act of mass self-destruction.
After the last mass flowering event in 1908 the bamboo colonies also collapsed, but years later they somehow re-established themselves throughout Japan. How the bamboo managed to regenerate remained a mystery.
One theory is that the bamboo regrows underground before sprouting new woody stems above ground, although this may take years and result in a huge loss of colonies, leading to wide open spaces and environmental problems such as soil erosion, loss of food for wildlife and lack of bamboo materials for local industries.”
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/18/plantwatch-the-bamboo-that-flowers-once-every-120-years
Petition to help save bamboo forests:
“Pandas are endangered mainly due to habitat loss. Humans have cleared much of the bamboo forests that pandas need to survive. Because pandas eat only bamboo, they cannot adapt to live outside of those forests the way other animals do, unless the pandas are provided with bamboo. It is an achievement to celebrate. But pandas remain scattered and vulnerable, and much of their habitat is threatened by poorly-planned infrastructure projects.”
https://www.change.org/p/international-animal-rescue-save-pandas-d538d7e6-1d30-4485-9f89-f3a558368c93
“Bamboos can take years or even decades to flower, but the hachiku bamboo pushes this habit to the extreme – it flowers once every 120 years, synchronised across masses of plants, and dies shortly afterwards.
The last time the bamboo Phyllostachys nigra variety henonis flowered was in 1908, so the next event was expected in 2028 with great anticipation. But in 2020 botanists in Japan noticed that a few specimens began flowering early. However, they were shocked to discover that after flowering the bamboos failed to produce any viable seeds, or grow new shoots, and entire forests of bamboo collapsed and died in an act of mass self-destruction.
After the last mass flowering event in 1908 the bamboo colonies also collapsed, but years later they somehow re-established themselves throughout Japan. How the bamboo managed to regenerate remained a mystery.
One theory is that the bamboo regrows underground before sprouting new woody stems above ground, although this may take years and result in a huge loss of colonies, leading to wide open spaces and environmental problems such as soil erosion, loss of food for wildlife and lack of bamboo materials for local industries.”
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/18/plantwatch-the-bamboo-that-flowers-once-every-120-years
21 Oktober 2023 - Punktzahl: 0.04
It's incredibly disappointing and scary to learn that less than 1,864 pandas are left on the planet.
This Panda Day we plant trees to help raise awareness for this terrible issue.
This Panda Day we plant trees to help raise awareness for this terrible issue.
13 März 2023 - Punktzahl: 0.01
French artist Paulo Grangeon was asked by the WWF in 2008 to create 1,600 panda sculptures to represent the approximate number of the endangered animal left on earth. The project expanded, and he has now created about 10,000 panda sculptures. Grangeon recycled materials to promote conservation and reinforce the importance of sustainable development.
After flash mobbing 10 landmarks such as the Hong Kong Coliseum and Ocean Park to visit their four furry friends, the panda sculptures had a two-week exhibition, where they waited for the public's "adoption" to raise funds for the WWF.
Designed by Grangeon, the panda sculptures are produced by 40 papier-mâché makers in a Thai village using recycled paper, rice, environmentally friendly paint and natural varnish."
I was lucky enough to see these pandas (and live ones in Chengdu too) - impressive exhibition btw
Interesting that many HK children have seen real pandas (Ocean Park, HK and Chengdu, China) but have never seen a live cow or a hen!
https://senatus.net/article/1600-pandas-world-tour-hong-kong-creativity-meets-conservation/
(btw The video attached shows the pandas on the flight to HK)
After flash mobbing 10 landmarks such as the Hong Kong Coliseum and Ocean Park to visit their four furry friends, the panda sculptures had a two-week exhibition, where they waited for the public's "adoption" to raise funds for the WWF.
Designed by Grangeon, the panda sculptures are produced by 40 papier-mâché makers in a Thai village using recycled paper, rice, environmentally friendly paint and natural varnish."
I was lucky enough to see these pandas (and live ones in Chengdu too) - impressive exhibition btw
Interesting that many HK children have seen real pandas (Ocean Park, HK and Chengdu, China) but have never seen a live cow or a hen!
https://senatus.net/article/1600-pandas-world-tour-hong-kong-creativity-meets-conservation/
(btw The video attached shows the pandas on the flight to HK)
16 März 2023 - Punktzahl: 0.01
Painting by Aldin Lee
(I have attached a link to a petition to help save pandas and bamboo forests below btw)
Pandas are loners and they prefer to have their own space. Although they may look cuddly and friendly, they are actually very shy animals. Unlike other bears, panda bears don’t hibernate. The reason behind is that they can’t stop eating. Their main diet, bamboo, prevents them from building fat reserves to last them through the winter. So, when the cold winter approaches, they move lower down from the mountains to warmer temperatures.
A panda’s average life span in the wild is 14 – 20 years. There are currently only 1,864 giant pandas in the wild.
Pandas love bamboo! They subsist almost entirely on bamboo, they must eat around 26 – 84 pounds of it every day, depending on what part of the bamboo they are eating. But sometimes there isn’t enough bamboo around to sustain the large bears, so giant pandas occasionally supplement their bamboo-diet with rodents, fish, insects, or birds.
(I have attached a link to a petition to help save pandas and bamboo forests below btw)
Pandas are loners and they prefer to have their own space. Although they may look cuddly and friendly, they are actually very shy animals. Unlike other bears, panda bears don’t hibernate. The reason behind is that they can’t stop eating. Their main diet, bamboo, prevents them from building fat reserves to last them through the winter. So, when the cold winter approaches, they move lower down from the mountains to warmer temperatures.
A panda’s average life span in the wild is 14 – 20 years. There are currently only 1,864 giant pandas in the wild.
Pandas love bamboo! They subsist almost entirely on bamboo, they must eat around 26 – 84 pounds of it every day, depending on what part of the bamboo they are eating. But sometimes there isn’t enough bamboo around to sustain the large bears, so giant pandas occasionally supplement their bamboo-diet with rodents, fish, insects, or birds.
16 März 2023 - Punktzahl: 0.01
Painting by Juan Bosco
A distant relative of mine (lol) and also vegetarians!
Pandas are one of the world's most fascinating vegetarians. Their digestive systems evolved to process meat, yet they eat nothing but bamboo—all day, every day. A new study reveals how these animals survive on a diet that should kill them.
Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are a type of bear, and they still retain a meat eater's digestive system, with a simple stomach and a short small intestine. They don't have a four-chambered stomach like a cow to digest plants efficiently, and a pure bamboo diet contains hardly any protein and a lot of indigestible fibre.
A distant relative of mine (lol) and also vegetarians!
Pandas are one of the world's most fascinating vegetarians. Their digestive systems evolved to process meat, yet they eat nothing but bamboo—all day, every day. A new study reveals how these animals survive on a diet that should kill them.
Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are a type of bear, and they still retain a meat eater's digestive system, with a simple stomach and a short small intestine. They don't have a four-chambered stomach like a cow to digest plants efficiently, and a pure bamboo diet contains hardly any protein and a lot of indigestible fibre.
16 März 2023 - Punktzahl: 0.01
