Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The giant panda gained its endangered status in 1990, so when it was downgraded to “vulnerable” status in 2016, a cheer was heard round the world. But climate change is still driving these animals toward extinction.

Producer/Narrator/Video by: Jason Lederman
Research: Mary Beth Griggs

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