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Could dancing pandas persuade you to buy new sports shoes?

2019-01-25 01:04:52| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

How retailers are trying to make in-store shopping more exciting and fun with interactive experiences.

Is it Too Soon to Consider Removing Giant Pandas From the Endangered Species List?

2016-06-07 17:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Due to a breeding boom over the past few years, giant pandas are making a strong recovery. Some experts argue that the species should be removed from the critically endangered list--but is it too soon? This comes as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) undertakes an official reassessment of the pandas status. The Swiss-based organization uses a seven-point scale to gauge the risk facing animal populations. Sources have reportedly told Chinese authorities that ICUN...

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Here is why pandas don't like climate change

2016-06-07 07:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Economic Times: Pandas do not like it hot and rising temperatures can also put pressure on their food supply by eliminating vast amounts of bamboo plants, researchers say. "Higher climate temperatures would upset the entire system in the panda reserves and the wild, eliminating vast amounts of bamboo," said one of the researchers James Spotila, Professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. But burning out food sources is not the only problem when it comes to climate change . Rising temperatures...

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Chinese giant pandas make public debut in new South Korean home

2016-04-21 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: South Korea Munching on bamboo, rolling about and occasionally napping, on-loan Chinese giant pandas Ai Bao and Le Bao made their public debut at a theme park in South Korea on Thursday. The pair from China's Sichuan province will live at Everland, an amusement park in Yongin, south of Seoul with its own zoo, on a 15-year loan as agreed by the two countries during a 2014 summit. Two-year-old female Ai Bao and three-year-old male Le Bao had been under quarantine before making their highly-anticipated...

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