These fat little puffballs are China’s pride and joy. The Chengdu Panda breeding and research center is the premier place in China to see them up close.  While breeding has been a central problem behind the rapid disappearance of pandas in the wild, the research center seems to finally have found the secret and to date they have successfully bred dozens of Pandas.  Man’s encroach on the territory of these bears has certainly played a large part in their diminishing numbers. In fairness to mankind it should be noted that Pandas are genetically predisposed to be omnivores, but have decided to abandon a varied diet and rely almost entirely on a nutritionally poor diet of bamboo. Couple this poor diet with a panda’s blasé attitude toward reproduction (even in the wild) and one has to wonder if extinction isn’t somewhat self imposed.  The Giant panda is a unique and irreplaceable creature in our world and without a doubt we should make an effort to preserve these pudgy icons. 

The red panda on the other hand is not quite as cute and entertaining so research efforts should definitely favor the more marketable giant panda. I am convinced the plight of the red panda should not be a financial burden on the Chinese people and could instead be a profitable venture.  For this reason I have taken the necessary steps to patent a process of farming raccoons and painting them red. This effort will replace a less productive animal with an identical looking creature that has no problem surviving amongst human populations.  

To any venture capitalists out there looking to invest I have secured some land in Australia, were animal husbandry rules are a bit more lax, and with a small infusion of cash I’m prepared to import 138 Raccoons for breeding and painting.   It goes without saying that we will use environmentally friendly paint to transform the raccoons into pandas.

Investors note: Pandas are well known to be a recession proof investment, often referred to in Asia as Chinese gold. Act now and don’t miss this opportunity.  Send all correspondence to profitablepanda@NigerianVentures.com