Giant Panda population By Mikey724t 1985 1985- Turning point for Giant Panda population, begins to increase population with more conservationist policys 1990 The Giant Panda is now an endangered species 1990 1980- only 1100 Giant Pandas remain Period: 1990 to 2015 The Past 1997 1997- 20 year prison sentence to Panda poachers 2003 2003- Panda Population is 1,596 pandas in the wild 2004 2004- National survey on Giant panda includes there are 1596 Pandas left in the wild 2014 2014- Census concludes that Giant Panda population is on the rise, population has grown 17 percent in the last decade 2015 2015- Giant Panda Protection Strategy was announced This plan includes landscaped-based protection for Giant Panda habitats along with other plans to get the Panda population back on track Period: 2015 to 2050 The future 2030 2030- Panda population reaches roughly 4,000 if conservationist efforts stay in effect Per year roughly 218 new pandas introduced to the wild 2050 2050- Panda Population will continue to rise to more than 6,000 not taking exponential growth into consideration