BirdForum is the net's largest birding community dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE!

Register for an account to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mysticete" data-source="post: 1601775" data-attributes="member: 67784">Several thoughts:One, the Giant Panda is in no way a species naturally "on it's way out"; During the early Holocene and Pleistocene it had a quite large range in Asia, extending over much of China as well as Vietnam and other parts of Asia.  It's current range is merely a result of human persecution and habitat destruction.  The Giant panda is merely one of the few victims of the Pleistocene extinction which was able to get lucky and hold out until today (along with California Condor and Muskox)Two, like it or not, Chris Packham's comments are not at all surprising, and just about all zoologists recognize that we pick our conservation battles.  We do not have the time nor resources to restore every endangered species.  Much of conservation is holding actions, and as climate change becomes a greater and greater issue, we are going to have to make some tough decisions on what can and can't be saved.</blockquote>