The International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN)  stated that the giant panda is now officially no longer an endangered species, the IUCN Red List of threatened species reported.

“Evidence from a series of range-wide national surveys indicate that the previous population decline has been arrested, and the population has started to increase. The improved status confirms that the Chinese government's efforts to conserve this species are effective,” IUCN reported.

WWF Director General Marco Lambertini noted that despite the achievement of Chinese colleagues, pandas are still rare species and their habitats are in danger.

It is specified that that in the decade up to 2014, the global giant panda population has increased by 17%.