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1985- Turning point for Giant Panda population, begins to increase population with more conservationist policys
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The Giant Panda is now an endangered species
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1980- only 1100 Giant Pandas remain
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The Past
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1997- 20 year prison sentence to Panda poachers
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2003- Panda Population is 1,596 pandas in the wild
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2004- National survey on Giant panda includes there are 1596 Pandas left in the wild
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2014- Census concludes that Giant Panda population is on the rise, population has grown 17 percent in the last decade
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2015- Giant Panda Protection Strategy was announced
This plan includes landscaped-based protection for Giant Panda habitats along with other plans to get the Panda population back on track -
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The future
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2030- Panda population reaches roughly 4,000 if conservationist efforts stay in effect
Per year roughly 218 new pandas introduced to the wild -
2050- Panda Population will continue to rise to more than 6,000 not taking exponential growth into consideration