On October 27, during the Shanghai International Conservation Week, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) China Office initiated the establishment of "International Panda Day", calling on all sectors of society at home and abroad to pay attention to and support other species and nature conservation work as they care for giant pandas.

Prior to this, WWF South Africa Office launched "World Rhino Day" in 2010, hoping to strengthen people's awareness of rhino protection. It received a positive response from the international community and its influence continued to expand.

"International Panda Day" is the first "international holiday" initiated by WWF with giant pandas as the protagonists.

However, this festival does not only belong to giant pandas, but to all wild animals and the earth on which we all depend.

As a relict ancient species and "China's national treasure", the giant panda is a flagship species for biodiversity conservation. Therefore, it has received unanimous attention and protection from domestic and foreign societies.

Through the joint efforts of the Chinese government and WWF and other organizations, the number of giant pandas in the wild has recovered from less than 1,000 in 1980 to 1,864 in 2015.

This number shows that the protection is effective.

However, as the famous director Lu Chuan said in the "International Panda Day" initiative, "We still have to see that there are still many wild animals on the earth struggling on the edge of survival and death." Keep up the good work, like protecting giant pandas

Likewise, protecting other wild animals and the homes they inhabit is what everyone wants.