Giant pandas

Giant pandas live in the bamboo forests of China and play a crucial role within that forest habitat by spreading seeds and helping vegetation to grow. The ecosystems that pandas help to sustain are also important for livelihoods of local communities, who depend on them for food, income, fuel for cooking and heating, and medicine. Giant pandas love bamboo.

Snow leopard

Because of their incredible camouflage, making them almost invisible in their surroundings, snow leopards are often referred to as the ‘ghost of the mountains.’ As a changing climate increasingly affects the resources and habitats that both snow leopards and local communities share, WWF is working to help communities and species adapt.

Red panda

Primarily an herbivore who eats bamboo like giant pandas do, the red panda is slightly larger than a domestic cat, with a bear-like body and thick russet fur. Red pandas live at high altitudes within bamboo forests. But the loss of their nesting trees and bamboo is causing a decline in red panda populations, which is why it’s so critical to protect red panda habitats. 

Tiger

After a century of decline, wild tiger populations are starting to recover worldwide - and are stable or increasing in China and other countries in Asia. As large predators, wild tigers play a key role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem for both nature and people. Tigers prefer to eat hoofed animals such as wild deer and wild pigs. 

Pangolin

Pangolin comes from ‘penggulung,’ the Malay word for roller - the action a pangolin takes in self-defense. The pangolin is the most trafficked mammal in the world, as their scales and meat are highly valued for certain medicine practices and as a delicacy in some cultures. WWF and partners are working to stop wildlife trafficking and actively trying to reduce demand for illegal wildlife products.