Friday, December 7, 2007

Giant pandas under threat from parasitic worm

Link:http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn13016-giant-pandas-under-threat-from-parasitic-worm.html



Summary:Wild giant pandas are now becoming extinct because of parasitic worms. In 2004-2005, 24 pandas were found dead, half of them showed symptoms of viseral larval migrans. Pandas all over the world are dying because of some little worm and ther is not a diagnose for them.

Questions:
Why is this species endangered? Because they are dying from parasitic worms and there is no diagnose for them .
What could prevent this organism from going extinct?Emerging the parasites
List three things you learned from this article in your own words. Pandas are becoming exticnt , that worms can kill big animals , that the disease might be contagious
What impact would the absence of this organism have on its ecosystem/community?

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