Red Panda Pin

♥ Hard enamel pin
♥ Black Nickel plating
♥ Approx 1.5″ wide
♥ Rubber back
♥ Comes attached to collector card

Hello enamel pin collectors, this is a “Charity Pin” listing for one of the cutest mammal found in Nepal, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and China.

Red pandas are declining throughout their range as a result of deforestation, increased agriculture, hunting and pressure from growing human populations. There are less than 10,000 red pandas in the wild today; scattered throughout south-east Asia.

Monthly Donations from the sale profits will go towards Red Panda Network.

To learn more about this organization, or to donate directly, please visit their website: https://redpandanetwork.org/

About Red Panda:
The scientific name of this rare and beautiful species literally means ‘fire-coloured cat’.

Its striking red fur is thought to help it blend in with the reddish-brown moss that grows on the branches of the trees in which it lives. Like the giant panda, despite not being closely related, the red panda has evolved to feed almost exclusively on bamboo. Individuals must spend a great deal of time eating just to maintain their bodyweight – female red pandas have been known to eat up to 200,000 bamboo leaves in a single day!

The red panda represents the only extant members of its family. The red panda are part of the group that contains skunks and raccoons, otters, weasels and badgers, with a significant period of independent evolution separating them from giant pandas. Red pandas are declining throughout their range as a result of deforestation, increased agriculture, hunting and pressure from growing human populations.

There are less than 10,000 red pandas in the wild today; scattered throughout south-east Asia.

Order: Carnivora

Family: Ailuridae

Population: <10,000

Trend: decreasing

Size: 51-63.5cm

Weight: 3-6kg

DISTRIBUTION :

They are found in disjointed populations through south Asia. They are found in Nepal, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and China.

HABITAT AND ECOLOGY :

They inhabit montane forests, with dense bamboo-thicket understorey. They feed primarily on young leaves and shoots of bamboo. Though it also eats fruits, roots, succulent grasses, acorns, lichens, birds’ eggs and insects.

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