is a giant panda an endemic species
The endangered giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is endemic to the mountains of Sichuan, Gansu and Shanxi Provinces in China. Historically, the species was widely distributed and may have numbered 100,000 animals, but has declined to no more than 1,200 animals as the result of numerous detrimental forces.or now, however, captive-held giant pandas are especially important as a research and educational resource and as a means for attracting substantial public support for conservation of the giant pandas living in the wild as well as other endangered endemic species in China.