Conservation
![Red Panda sleeping](Ailurus_Fulgens_Tierpark_Berlin_2006_03c.jpg)
Currently Listed: Vulnerable
Red pandas are endangered, victims of deforestation. Their natural space is shrinking as more and more forests are destroyed by logging and the spread of agriculture. There are fewer than 10,000 adult red pandas.
Population
The exact size of Asia’s red panda population is currently unknown, but zoos around the world have taken up the call preserve the species. More than 80 zoos currently have red pandas.
Life Cycle
After a gestation of about 134 days, litters of one to four young are born. Young stay in the nest for about 90 days, remain close to their mother until the next mating season begins, and reach adult size at about 12 months. Adult red pandas lead solitary lives.