The giant panda is no longer an endangered species, following decades of work by conservationists to save it. The official status of the much-loved animal has been changed from "endangered" to "vulnerable" because of a population rebound in China.

You're crusading through the comment section as the Defender of Pandas and spamming people with 2 links to 'educate' themselves (according to your argument).

I look at things dialectically and don't let the 'cuteness or sadness' factor of any argument persuade me from reality. Instead of spamming people, you should use your time to see the other side of this issue.

I was specifically talking about the "Money VS Accomplishments" argument. There's no doubt that humans are to blame for most ecological and natural destruction of our earth. BUT, that wasn't the argument.

Funneling money into a single species for no other logical reason other than, "We did this, so let's do everything we can to fix it", shits on the entire future of sound ecological practices.

I'm not 100% what point your trying to make, I'm fully aware that thousands of years of rampant human devolopment is responsible for the destruction of their habitat.

The point I was making is that ecological problems are at their very root, a result of social problems. Conservation and sustainability, while needed, are hopeless if they continue to be practiced under our current social and political trends.

/r/worldnews Thread Parent Link - bbc.com