For operations in a CBRN environment in the homeland, see Joint Publication (JP) 3-28, Defense Support of Civil Authorities, JP 3-27, Homeland Defense, and JP 3-41, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Consequence Management.
The panda also has a special significance for WWF because it has been WWF's logo since our founding in 1961. The rarest member of the bear family, pandas live mainly in bamboo forests high in the mountains of western China, where they subsist almost entirely on bamboo. They must eat from 26 to 84 pounds of it every day, a formidable task for which they use their enlarged wrist bones that function as opposable thumbs.
CHINA'S PRECIOUS ANIMAL AMBASSADOR: SIX FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT GIANT PANDAS. 1  It's estimated that there are around 1,600 Giant Pandas in the wild. 2  It's unsure how long Giant Pandas live in the wild. 3  A wild panda's diet is 99 percent bamboo while the remaining one percent is usually small rodents. Giant Pandas need to consume around 20 to 40 pounds of bamboo each day to get the nutrients they need. On all four legs, Giant Pandas stand at around three to four feet tall.