Giant Panda The Giant Panda is one of the most loved and charismatic animals in the world, and also one of the most endangered.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates that there are as few as 1,600 pandas left in the wild today occupying about 14,000 square miles of mountainous habitat in south- western China. China is one of the most populous countries in the world, and the Panda faces habitat erosion, and poaching as its greatest threats.