Giant Pandas Taken Off ‘Endangered’ List Even As Hunting Pushes World’s Largest Ape Closer To Extinction

The latest update to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species has revealed both good and bad news for the animal kingdom.

First, the good news. Thanks to an increase in available habitat, the population of giant pandas has witnessed a rebound over the past decade. As a result, the animal has been taken off the “endangered” list and is now listed as “vulnerable.”