Giant Panda Habitat Monitoring and Evaluation in Shaanxi

To obtain the dynamics and development trend of the giant panda population and its habitat timely and to provide evidence and information for decision-making of conservation,the sample lines joint with sample networks,survey,community interview and field observation were carried out to investigate giant panda and its habitat.Among the total management area of 428,343 hectare,547 animal sample lines were arranged with 11 times to encounter giant panda,1,202 times to find coexistent animals and 1,196 of activity traces found.It was indicated that giant panda likes natural forest habitat with crown density over 0.4,shrub coverage at 30%~69%;48.14% of bamboo forest to be over 30% in coverage with 32.63% of the area without bamboo;and that grazing and herb collection have great impact on panda habitat;farming and other item collection mild impacts;bamboo cut,poaching,timber harvest,fuel wood logging,tourism,mining and bamboo flowering have light impact.So the habitat in Qinling Mountains has been well protected and giant panda has been living normally here on a steady giant panda population.Human disturbance has been under control.