How many giant pandas are left?

 The giant panda, a species endemic to China, is one of the oldest existing relic species on earth. It is a rare species, a flagship species and a star species in the world's biodiversity protection. Its footprints have spread throughout my country's three major river basins: the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and the Pearl River. After a long and cold ice age, the impact of human activities has continued to intensify. The giant panda's habitat has gradually shrunk to the six major mountain systems in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces, and it was once on the verge of extinction.

According to the fourth China National Giant Panda Survey, there are currently 1,864 wild giant pandas in my country. Among them, there are 1,387 in Sichuan Province, 132 in Gansu Province, and 345 in Shaanxi Province. The development of the wild population of giant pandas is relatively stable. According to the latest statistics, as of the end of 2022, there were 698 giant pandas in captivity in my country.
Moreover, the average kinship value of the captive population has gradually decreased, and the genetic diversity has continued to increase. According to scientific evaluation, the current captive population of giant pandas can maintain 90% of the genetic diversity for up to 200 years.

Updates: According to The National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China on on January 25, 2024, the number of giant panda Captive reached 728. via: Captive Panda Number Reaches 728 as of the End of 2023



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