Giant pandas are more than an icon for nature conservation.



The Yangtze Basin, where pandas live, is home to millions of people and a stunning array of wildlife. WWF works with the Chinese government’s National Conservation Program to help protect the giant panda and its habitat. Thanks to this program, panda reserves now cover more than 3.8 million acres of forest, including the Anzihe Nature Reserve where this footage was captured on camera traps supplied by WWF.

This charming footage is a valuable conservation tool as it is part of a larger effort to monitor giant panda populations and develop strategies to save the world’s rarest—and possibly favorite—member of the bear family.