Why Pandas Are Useless?

As anything other than marketing tools, pandas are one of evolution's less successful products. Built to be carnivores, they actually subsist on a diet of almost exclusively bamboo. So they are severely under-supplied with the protein, fats and assorted other nutrients a decent steak would provide.

What is the problem with pandas?

Pandas are endangered mainly due to habitat loss. Humans have cleared much of the bamboo forests that pandas need to survive. Because pandas eat only bamboo, they cannot adapt to live outside of those forests the way other animals do, unless the pandas are provided with bamboo.

Are pandas useless to the ecosystem?

While it's true that female pandas only reproduce once every two years, they seem to be highly successful in keeping their offspring alive. ... So pandas aren't as useless in the wild as they might seem, and might therefore be better targets for conservation efforts than they first appear.