When were panda's put on the endangered list?

Question

when were panda's put on the endangered list? what year and what date

Answer 1

It was back in the 1960's to stop the natives from eating them

Answer 2

Pandas were classified as an endangered species in the 1980’s, and are on the World Conservation Union’s Red List of Threatened Animals. The United States’ Endangered Species Act protects the giant pandas, as does the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).