An undated photo of a wild giant panda. (Photo provided by WWF China/chinadaily.com.cn)
The giant panda has been downgraded from "Endangered" to "Vulnerable" on the global list of endangered species, reported World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on its website Sunday. The giant panda's population grew by 17 percent in the decade leading up to 2014, announced the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). A census found 1,864 pandas in the wild in China in 2014. The number of panda reserves in China has jumped to 67 from 13 in 1992. Nearly two-thirds of all wild pandas live in these reserves, according to the WWF.
