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News

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  Modeling habitat that’s just right

  Published on October 14, 2019
  In this week’s Scientific Reports, Michigan State University researchers offer ways to take the guess work out of parameters.

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  Lesson 1: It’s a small world, after all

  Published on February 1, 2016
  The Wolong Nature Reserve is remote, rural, rustic. But it's also global.

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  Lesson 2: Don’t just research stakeholders – think like them

  Published on February 1, 2016
  Understanding the reality of every-day choices: "Do I chop down this tree and make it hard for a panda, or do I pay for my child's school?"

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  Pandas and People - The Book

  Published on January 27, 2016
  Two decades of studying pandas in a remote corner of China have provided lessons in sustainability that have resonated across the globe.

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  Pandas set their own pace, tracking reveals

  Published on August 4, 2015
  Pandas may belong to a movement category all their own.

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  A peek at the secret life of pandas

  Published on March 27, 2015
  A look at the panda's secretive society that has been closed off in the past.

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  Tinkering with the Tao of pandas

  Published on December 3, 2014
  A literature review shows pandas can cope with a broader spectrum of habitats than previously believed. That's good news for those working on conservation policy.

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  Livestock found ganging up on pandas at the bamboo buffet

  Published on February 26, 2014
  Livestock, particularly horses, have been identified as a significant threat to panda survival.

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  Momma knows best when it comes to panda survival

  Published on January 15, 2013
  How to produce rough-and-ready pandas that can survive in the wild.

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  Climate change threatens giant pandas’ bamboo buffet – and survival

  Published on November 11, 2012
  How changing climate may affect the most common species of bamboo that carpet the forest floors of prime panda habitat in northwestern China.

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  Nature reserves aren't protecting pandas, research shows

  Published on April 5, 2001
  Panda habitat is being destroyed quicker inside the world's most high-profile protected nature reserve than in adjacent areas of China that are not protected.

In the News

• State News -- MSU helps take pandas off endangered species list

  Published on November 16, 2017 by State News -- MSU helps take pandas off endangered species list
  

• Popular Science -- Pandas, which are basically giant poop machines, may inadvertently help save other species

  Published on June 28, 2017 by Popular Science -- Pandas, which are basically giant poop machines, may inadvertently help save other species
  

• NPR - The Wild Life - Pandas Don’t Play By The Rules

  Published on August 7, 2015 by NPR
  

• Christian Science Monitor - Pandas are actually pretty gregarious, study finds

  Published on March 31, 2015 by Christian Science Monitor
  

• Smithsonian Magazine - Pandas Actually Hang Out Together

  Published on March 31, 2015 by Smithsonian Magazine