The giant panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan, and also in neighbouring Shaanxi and Gansu. [8] As a result of farming, deforestation, and other development, the giant panda has been driven out of the lowland areas where it once lived, and it is a conservation-reliant vulnerable species. [9] [10] A 2007 report showed 239 pandas living in captivity inside China and another 27 outside the country. [11] By December 2014, 49 giant pandas lived in captivity outside China, living in 18 zoos in 13 countries. [12] Wild population estimates vary; one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals living in the wild, [11] while a 2006 study via DNA analysis estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000. [13] Some reports also show that the number of giant pandas in the wild is on the rise. [14] By March 2015, the wild giant panda population had increased to 1,864 individuals. [15] In 2016, it was reclassified on the IUCN Red List from "endangered" to "vulnerable", [1] affirming decade-long efforts to save the panda. In July 2021, Chinese authorities also reclassified the giant panda as vulnerable. [16]

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In July 2009, Chinese scientists confirmed the birth of the first cub to be successfully conceived through artificial insemination using frozen sperm. [107] The cub was born at 07:41 on 23 July that year in Sichuan as the third cub of You You, an 11-year-old. [107] [108] [109] The technique for freezing the sperm in liquid nitrogen was first developed in 1980 and the first birth was hailed as a solution to the dwindling availability of giant panda semen, which had led to inbreeding. [109] [110] Panda semen, which can be frozen for decades, could be shared between different zoos to save the species. [107] [108] It is expected that zoos in destinations such as San Diego in the United States and Mexico City will now be able to provide their own semen to inseminate more giant pandas. [110] In August 2014, a rare birth of panda triplets was announced in China; it was the fourth of such births ever reported. [111] Wei, F.; Thapa, A.; Hu, Y. & Zhang, Z. (2021). "Red Panda ecology". In Glatston, A. R. (ed.). Red Panda: Biology and Conservation of the First Panda (Seconded.). London: Academic Press. pp.329–351. ISBN 978-0-12-823753-3. Bashir, T.; Bhattacharya, T.; Poudyal, K. & Sathyakumar, S. (2019). "First camera trap record of Red Panda Ailurus fulgens (Cuvier, 1825) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ailuridae) from Khangchendzonga, Sikkim, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 11 (8): 14056–14061. doi: 10.11609/jott.4626.11.8.14056-14061. a b Groves, C. (2021). "The taxonomy and phylogeny of Ailurus". In Glatston, A. R. (ed.). Red Panda: Biology and Conservation of the First Panda (Seconded.). London: Academic Press. pp.95–117. ISBN 978-0-12-823753-3. a b Curry, E. (2021). "Reproductive biology of the Red Panda". In Glatston, A. R. (ed.). Red Panda: Biology and Conservation of the First Panda (Seconded.). London: Academic Press. pp.119–138. ISBN 978-0-12-823753-3.Later and more advanced ailurids are classified in the subfamily Ailurinae and are known as the "true" red pandas. These animals were smaller and more adapted for an omnivorous or herbivorous diet. The earliest known true panda is Magerictis from the Middle Miocene of Spain and known only from one tooth, a lower second molar. The tooth shows both ancestral and new characteristics having a relatively low and simple crown but also a lengthened crushing surface with developed tooth cusps like later species. [21] Later ailurines include Pristinailurus bristoli which lived in eastern North America from the late Miocene to the Early Pliocene [21] [22] and species of the genus Parailurus which first appear in Early Pliocene Europe, spreading across Eurasia into North America. [21] [23] These animals are classified as a sister taxon to the lineage of the modern red panda. In contrast to the herbivorous modern species, these ancient pandas were likely omnivores, with highly cusped molars and sharp premolars. [21] [22] [24] Roka, B.; Jha, A. K. & Chhetri, D. R. (2021). "A study on plant preferences of Red Panda ( Ailurus fulgens) in the wild habitat: foundation for the conservation of the species". Acta Biologica Sibirica. 7: 425–439. doi: 10.3897/abs.7.e71816. S2CID 244942192. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022 . Retrieved 29 January 2022. Pandas can assess an individual's dominance status, including their age and size, via odor cues and may choose to avoid a scent mark if the signaler's competitive ability outweighs their own. [91] A pandas size can be conveyed through the height of the scent mark. [91] [95] Since larger animals can place higher scent marks, an elevated scent mark advertises a higher competitive ability. Age must also be taken into consideration when assessing a competitor's fighting ability. For example, a mature panda will be larger than a younger, immature panda and possess an advantage during a fight. [91] Reproduction A giant panda cub. At birth, the giant panda typically weighs 3 + 1⁄ 2 to 7 ounces) and measures 15 to 17 centimeters (6 to 7 inches) long. [96] Kong, F.; Zhao, J.; Han, S.; Zeng, B.; Yang, J.; Si, X.; Yang, B.; Yang, M.; Xu, H. & Li, Y. (2014). "Characterization of the gut microbiota in the red panda ( Ailurus fulgens)". PLOS ONE. 9 (2): e87885. Bibcode: 2014PLoSO...987885K. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087885. PMC 3912123. PMID 24498390. Nokelainen, Ossi; Scott-Samuel, Nicholas E.; Nie, Yonggang; Wei, Fuwen; Caro, Tim (2021). "The giant panda is cryptic". Scientific Reports. 11 (21287): 21287. Bibcode: 2021NatSR..1121287N. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-00742-4. PMC 8553760. PMID 34711890.