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Red Panda

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Environment

In News:

Hunting of Red Panda has decreased as per study by wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC, indicative of the success of awareness campaigns.
Red panda is endemic to the temperate forests of the Himalayas.
Native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.
It is arboreal, feeds mainly on bamboo, but also eats eggs, birds, and insects
Habitat: Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal and northern Arunachal Pradesh.
Threat: Hunted for meat and fur, besides illegal capture for the pet trade.
IUCN Status: Endangered
Significance: Red panda’s survival is crucial for the eastern and north-eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests and the eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests
Estimated Population: 14,500 animals in the wild across Nepal, Bhutan, India, China and Myanmar.
It is the state animal of Sikkim

Protected areas

Kanchendzonga National Park (NP) — Sikkim
Neora Valley NP – West Bengal
Namdapha National Park – Arunachal Pradesh
Singalila National Park – West Bengal

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