No one has been more dedicated to helping the relocation of Pandas than our beloved Tugg Speedman. His contribution to the organization has brought world wide awareness to moving these cute vegetarians to a more suitable land. Giant Pandas are a critically endangered species, threatened by continued habitat loss and by a very low birthrate, both in the wild and in captivity.

Pandas have been a target for poaching by locals since ancient times, and by foreigners since they were introduced to the West. Starting in the 1930s, foreigners were unable to poach Pandas in China because of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War, but Pandas remained a source of soft furs for the locals. The population boom in China after 1949 created stress on the Pandas' habitat, and the subsequent famines led to the increased hunting of wildlife, including Pandas. During the Cultural Revolution, all studies and conservation activities on the Pandas were stopped. After the Chinese economic reform, demand for Panda skins from Hong Kong and Japan led to illegal poaching for the black market, acts generally ignored by the local officials at the time. This is why groups such as The Panda Relocation Foundation are here, to provide new homes that are free of such unloving humans who would hurt and kill innocent Pandas.

Show your thanks and visit Tugg Speedman’s website HERE.