If there is a list of the cutest animals in the world, the giant pandas will certainly be in the top 10. They might be one of the cutest animals but also one of the most endangered animals, there are only about 2000 in the wild.
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains is principally renowned for its importance for the conservation of the giant panda, recognized as a “National Treasure” in China and as a flagship for global conservation efforts. The property is the largest and most significant remaining contiguous area of panda habitat in China and thus the world. It is also the most important source of giant panda for establishing the captive breeding population of the species. - in: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1213
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This peaceful creature with a distinctive black and white coat is adored by the world and considered a national treasure in China. The bear also has a special significance for WWF. The panda has been WWF's logo since our founding in 1961.
The rarest member of the bear family, pandas live mainly in bamboo forests high in the mountains of western China, where they subsist almost entirely on bamboo. They must eat from 26 to 84 pounds of it every day, a formidable task for which they use their enlarged wrist bones that function as opposable thumbs.
Newborn pandas are about the size of a stick of butter - about 1/900th the size of its mother - but can grow to up to 330 pounds as adults. These bears are excellent tree-climbers despite their bulk. -in: http://worldwildlife.org/species/giant-panda
Since the establishment of the PRC in 1949, there have been three ways through which the Giant Panda has been able to go abroad: gifts to other countries, commercial lending for exhibitions, or technological exchange. In 1982, China stopped sending Giant Pandas to foreign countries as gifts, and later also stopped commercial lending for exhibitions. Currently, the only way to send a Giant Panda abroad is through technological exchange. In general, their period abroad should not exceed ten years; their babies born abroad still belong to China and should be sent back to their motherland when they reach three years old. - in: https://www.macaupanda.org.mo/e/fun/detail.aspx?id=8d991405-06f1-444f-ad06-8ac91d91e811
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