How would ecology be affected if pandas were to go extinct?

Not too much an impact on human life as such. The key role Pandas play is in spreading bamboo forests; they eat a lot of bamboo and travel wide, ending up planting a lot of bamboo seeds resulting in widespread growth of bamboo forests. One could argue this can be easily done by Human Beings. read more

The key role Pandas play is in spreading bamboo forests; they eat a lot of bamboo and travel wide, ending up planting a lot of bamboo seeds resulting in widespread growth of bamboo forests. One could argue this can be easily done by Human Beings. Yes, very achievable, but doesn't mean we shouldn't do everything we can to stop Pandas from going away. read more

Zio has given a good answer in what the problem would be if pandas went extinct. At one time that was a real risk, with the loss of much of the forest area where they live. Thankfully now the trend is going the other way. read more

But if a large species, that consumes huge amounts of food to survive, were to become extinct. Other species, big and small would suffer from the missing link in the ecosystem. The Giant Panda is a large link in this region, and in this environment, many species would be adversely effected if it were to become extinct. read more