China Problems

In China, there are many issues that will be addressed in this essay. From Nature Reserves, to over population, to the endangered giant panda. In this essay, I will tell you not only about the problems in China, but I will also let you know what the local government is trying to do to solve these problematic issues. You can pick any region in the entire world and easily pinpoint the problems they are having. To me, China is to worst off.

Nature Reserves

Nature Reserves are areas of land that have been restricted off by the local governments. These areas usually are created when modernization has begun to affect the environment, such as limiting the plants and endangering the animals. China has many of these reserves because their over population was affecting the local wildlife and the thousands of different wild plants/trees that live there.

China noticed that they were beginning to have problems with the amount of land being used for modernization of building new houses and towns in the early 1950’s. The government decided to do something to solve this problem early. They began to create Nature Reserves all over China. By 1997, there were over 926 reserves all over China. These reserves take up 7.64% of China’s land. Even though 7.64% does not sound like a high percentage, that is actually a lot of land if you think of the high number of population that China has. These reserves are highly protected by the government. If you were to not follow the laws that are created for them, you will face serious criminal charges and harsh punishments.

The most well known nature reserve is the Wolong Nature Reserve. This reserve is over 2,000 sq km. In this reserve, endangered animals and plants are protected. Not only are they protected, but they are also trying to improve the lives of these animals. Some examples of animals that are at this refuge reserve are: snow leopard, golden monkey, golden langur, musk deer and red panda. The most well known research center regarding the Giant Panda is located in this reserve. Another thing that this reserve protects is the 4,000 different types of plants that are known to grow here.

As long as China continues to protect these reserves, and add more if possible, then they will be in good shape when it comes to protecting the environment. On the other hand, if they start to slack and not pay attention to them, then they could have major problems. A loss like that would cause a major devastation to the wild life and the human life of China.

Giant Panda

As everyone already knows, the giant panda is extremely endangered. Sadly, the giant panda population is severely threatened. Their numbers in the wild are estimated to have dropped below one thousand. At one time, these deceptively cuddly looking 200kg animals roamed the hills of all of China southern provinces. But now, their territory is extremely limited. Poaching is still a huge problem. But more significantly, the advancement of man kind into the hills and deforestation has restricted these panda’s territory. Giant Pandas are known to only eat a certain type of bamboo, which comes from a specific altitude. They are notoriously very unenthusiastic about breeding which damages their numbers even more. Researches do what they can for the pandas they have in their custody to get them to breed by using such scientific methods as artificial insemination. The Giant