Panda unit.3
The lovable,cuddly -looking panda is one of the world's most popular animals. Unfortunately , it's also one of the most endangered species . Panda live only in the dense bamboo areas of the misty , rainy forests of southwestern China. Today only about 1,600 pandas remain in the wild. The Chinese government and various conservation organization are working to protect pandas in their natural habitat. They want to maintain a ''bamboo corridor '' through which pandas can move freely . Bamboo shoots and leaves account for 99 present of panda's diet . An adult giant panda eats up to 95 pounds (45 kilograms) of bamboo per day over a period of about 16 hours . So it is important to have a protected place with a lot of bamboo available