http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn13016-giant-pandas-under-threat-from-parasitic-worm.html-
This parasitc worm found in many giant pandas are becoming extinct. Even though they are already close to extintion they are under a lot of pressure of not becoming fully extinct. Tehy had fond that from the 1990's onwards many pandas that were dying was because of parasitic problems and not just natural deaths.
Why is this species endangered? This species is about to become exctinct because of a parasitic worm.
What could prevent this organism from going extinct?If they found a way to kill the worm and stop it from spreading throught the panda population.
List three things you learned from this article in your own words. I learned that the disease from the worm causes haemorrhaging of the liver, intestines, and lungs. I also learned that the name of the disease is visceral larval migrans.I have learned also that the parasit has mabye been brought on because of the deforestation.
What impact would the absence of this organism have on its ecosystem/community? It could cause all the pandas to die away and then animals will probobly start having to live closer together if they keep cutting down trees making the parasite move from host to host.
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