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 The Giant Panda is the symbol of the "World Wildlife Fund. It was chosen as the Icon of environmental protection.
The disappearance of bamboo is one of the reasons for its near extinction, the panda feeding almost exclusively on this plant. It also feeds on sugar cane.
Its natural habitat has always provided more than twenty species of bamboo. This array of plants was accompanying the panda in its yearly migration, from the plains with mild climates to the cold and misty hills.
The transformation of Bamboo groves in agricultural crops has reduced both the biomass and diversity of Bamboo.
An attempt to replace the panda's diet by rice and grasses was a failure.
This species is protected and requires the participation of domestic bamboo grove for its survival.
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