Now that the number of pandas in the wild has reached 1,800, Chinese officials have reclassified them as “vulnerable.”
After years of conservation efforts, Chinese officials have declared that giant pandas are no longer “endangered,” but are still “vulnerable.”Drew Angerer / Getty Images fileJuly 9, 2021, 6:53 AM PDTByChristina Ching Yin Chan
HONG KONG —Giant pandasare no longer an endangered species,Chineseofficials have announced, in a massive win for conservation efforts in the country.
The number of giant pandas living in the wild has reached more than 1,800, meaning the species has been reclassified as “vulnerable,” Chinese officials said earlier this week.
The new classification comes after Beijing “carried out some major activities and measures to protect biodiversity and achieved remarkable results,” said Cui Shuhong, head of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, at a press conference Wednesday.
It isnotoriously difficultto get pandas to…
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The Extinction Chronicles 
I don’t know…..
I think it is way too soon or overly optimistic to make these kinds of grand pronouncements anywhere in the world.
They aren’t that believable in our own country, I can say that with certainty.
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