Pandas Aren’t Pointless
9 min readApr 14, 2019
Cute viral videos of baby pandas in breeding facilities in China are very popular for obvious reasons. This has shaped the popular view of pandas as cute, cuddly, and clumsy. However, there is another popular view that pandas are pointless, contribute nothing to the ecosystem, and are taking up valuable resources that could be used to conserve more “useful” species. The idea that pandas are pointless and shouldn’t be saved was voiced by the…