Giant pandas first became endangered in 1990 due to excessive poaching in the 80s and deforestation, depleting their bamboo food source. A fickle species, bamboo can grow extensively in mountainous or barren lands, but then dies in the winter. This forces giant pandas in those areas to relocate for their food. According to the last census in 2014, giant pandas populations have undergone a 17% increase since 2003, a huge conservation achievement for the species. This image book aims to represent how pandas still are a vulnerable species and the negative of climate change on their conservation.
