American zoos sent millions to save pandas, Chinese govt diverts funds to build roads, buildings: NYT
3 months, 4 weeks ago

American zoos sent millions to save pandas, Chinese govt diverts funds to build roads, buildings: NYT

Firstpost  

A bombshell NYT report revealed that China has been misusing millions of dollars sent by American zoos for Panda conservation. The report accused Beijing to be using the money to build apartments and other infrastructure, while Panda conservation takes the backseat A bombshell New York Times report suggested that the tens of millions of dollars American zoos have sent to China for the right to host and display pandas are not being used by the country to actually protect the pandas. The NYT report suggested that even American zoos are aware that China is not using the money for conservation. “There was always pushing back and forth about how the US shouldn’t ask anything,” said Kenneth Stansell, a former Fish and Wildlife official who travelled to China throughout the 2000s to discuss pandas.

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China's giant panda conservation efforts: Science-based and panda welfare-oriented —Facts and truths about China's giant panda conservation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China's giant panda conservation efforts: Science-based and panda welfare-oriented —Facts and truths about China's giant panda conservation

China Daily  

Giant panda Mei Huan is pictured at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Nov 21, 2024. Recently, The New York Times and other media outlets have shown an unusual level of "concern" over China's giant panda breeding efforts and China-US panda conservation collaborations, seemingly intent on finding fault with the debut of …

China's giant panda conservation efforts: Science-based and panda welfare-oriented —Facts and truths about China's giant panda conservation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China's giant panda conservation efforts: Science-based and panda welfare-oriented —Facts and truths about China's giant panda conservation

China Daily  

Giant panda Mei Huan is pictured at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Nov 21, 2024. Recently, The New York Times and other media outlets have shown an unusual level of "concern" over China's giant panda breeding efforts and China-US panda conservation collaborations, seemingly intent on finding fault with the debut of …

Giant Pandas Set to Arrive in Washington, DC: A 10-Year Journey for Conservation
5 months, 1 week ago

Giant Pandas Set to Arrive in Washington, DC: A 10-Year Journey for Conservation

China Daily  

Washington welcomes two new giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, for a 10-year stay at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. The bears will be cared for by Chinese experts and provided with a new grassland, pond, and climbing structures. The zoo will be closed to the public on Tuesday, but updates will be provided as they become available.

Giant Pandas Set to Arrive in Washington, DC: A 10-Year Journey for Conservation
5 months, 1 week ago

Giant Pandas Set to Arrive in Washington, DC: A 10-Year Journey for Conservation

China Daily  

Washington welcomes two new giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, for a 10-year stay at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. The bears will be cared for by Chinese experts and provided with a spacious living environment. The zoo has established a dedicated care team and ensured a stable source of edible bamboo for the pandas.

Giant Pandas Arrive in Washington, D.C., but Won't Be Ready for Public Debut Until January
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Giant Pandas Arrive in Washington, D.C., but Won't Be Ready for Public Debut Until January

Associated Press  

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., has welcomed a new pair of giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, from China. The bears, three-year-old giant pandas, were flown from China to Dulles International Airport in suburban Virginia and will be quarantined for at least 30 days before their official public debut in January 2025.

Giant pandas will arrive at D.C.'s National Zoo this week
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Giant pandas will arrive at D.C.'s National Zoo this week

NPR  

Giant pandas will arrive at D.C.'s National Zoo this week toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Two giant pandas bound for the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., have left the Chinese city of Chengdu for their long journey to a new home. The pair — one female called Qing Bao and one male called Bao Li — will arrive almost a year …

The winner in China’s panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves
8 months, 1 week ago

The winner in China’s panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — China’s panda diplomacy may have one true winner: the pandas themselves. Male Giant Panda, Mei Sheng born in San Diego Zoo in 2003 and returned to China in 2007, eats bamboo under a hut at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya’an, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Monday, June …

Foreign-born pandas join China’s efforts to boost wild population
9 months, 1 week ago

Foreign-born pandas join China’s efforts to boost wild population

Raw Story  

After years of charming millions of people around the world with their furry bodies and clumsy antics, foreign-born giant pandas are adapting to new lives in China. The fluffy envoys are loaned to overseas zoos as part of Beijing’s “panda diplomacy”, with the offspring returned to China within a few years of their birth to join breeding programmes. “Our work …

New chapter in panda conservation: US zoo to welcome pair from China
10 months ago

New chapter in panda conservation: US zoo to welcome pair from China

China Daily  

The China Wildlife Conservation Association and the Smithsonian's National Zoo in the United States have signed a new agreement for giant panda conservation research, according to the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Two giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, both born in 2021, will travel from the center to the US later this year. They …

Panda diplomacy? China to send pandas to the San Diego Zoo for the first time in years
1 year, 1 month ago

Panda diplomacy? China to send pandas to the San Diego Zoo for the first time in years

LA Times  

China could soon be sending giant pandas to the U.S. for the first time in years, reigniting “panda diplomacy” between the two countries. has secured agreements with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and the Madrid Zoo Aquarium of Spain regarding the conservation of giant pandas, according to Xinhua, China’s news agency. China’s president suggests they might Chinese President Xi …

China calls for peaceful coexistence and promises pandas on the 45th anniversary of U.S.-China ties
1 year, 2 months ago

China calls for peaceful coexistence and promises pandas on the 45th anniversary of U.S.-China ties

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday that the United States and China must insist on peaceful coexistence and transcend their differences like they did when they established diplomatic relations 45 years ago this week. “We must think about how to calibrate the direction of the large ship of China-U.S. relations avoid hidden reefs and dangerous shoals.” Both …

China calls for peaceful coexistence and promises pandas on the 45th anniversary of U.S.-China ties
1 year, 2 months ago

China calls for peaceful coexistence and promises pandas on the 45th anniversary of U.S.-China ties

The Independent  

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Editorial: Are pandas headed back to California to work their diplomatic magic?
1 year, 4 months ago

Editorial: Are pandas headed back to California to work their diplomatic magic?

LA Times  

Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji plays at his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington in September. We don’t know exactly why the Chinese ended the panda loan but we were heartened to hear Chinese President Xi Jinping say on Wednesday after meeting with President Biden in Northern California that the Chinese “are ready to continue our cooperation …

Panda diplomacy: China may be making the U.S. a cuddly offer it cannot refuse.
1 year, 4 months ago

Panda diplomacy: China may be making the U.S. a cuddly offer it cannot refuse.

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. Considering the rather frosty relations between the U.S. and China, many people worried that their send-off might foreshadow a future with no pandas in the U.S. Now, a mere seven days later, China’s President Xi …

Will pandas return to the US following Xi Jinping and Joe Biden's talks?
1 year, 4 months ago

Will pandas return to the US following Xi Jinping and Joe Biden's talks?

Firstpost  

Xi Jinping has signalled that Beijing will send new pandas to the United States, calling them ‘envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples’ US president Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met for four hours at Filoli Estate in California, on the sidelines of the APEC summit. Chinese president Xi Jinping also signalled late Wednesday that …

Are pandas coming back to California? China’s president suggests they might
1 year, 4 months ago

Are pandas coming back to California? China’s president suggests they might

LA Times  

Xiao Qi Ji, a panda cub at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, was returned to China earlier this month. Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled late Wednesday that China will send new pandas to the U.S. — possibly to California — calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.” “We are ready to continue our cooperation with …

National Zoo’s giant pandas fly home amid uncertainty about future panda exchanges
1 year, 4 months ago

National Zoo’s giant pandas fly home amid uncertainty about future panda exchanges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The day that panda lovers have been dreading has finally come. The National Zoo’s three giant pandas, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji. Smith noted that during the 50 years of panda exchanges between China and the National Zoo, giant pandas have been removed from the list of endangered species. The departure of the …

Washington, D.C., celebrates beloved pandas before they return to China
1 year, 4 months ago

Washington, D.C., celebrates beloved pandas before they return to China

NPR  

Washington, D.C., celebrates beloved pandas before they return to China Since 1972, China has gifted or loaned pandas to countries across the globe – often coinciding with major trade deals. Since 1972, China's gifted or loaned pandas to countries across the globe, often coinciding with major trade deals. FENSTON: As the D.C. zoo prepares for the pandas to leave, keeper …

DC pandas will be returning to China in mid-November, weeks earlier than expected
1 year, 5 months ago

DC pandas will be returning to China in mid-November, weeks earlier than expected

The Independent  

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Should We Be Worried That Washington’s Pandas Are Being Sent Back to China?
1 year, 5 months ago

Should We Be Worried That Washington’s Pandas Are Being Sent Back to China?

Politico  

The terms were fairly standard. “For too long, the Chinese Communist Party has attempted to soften its image with that of the soft cuddly panda by loaning giant pandas to foreign countries at a fee of $500,000 per panda. In a line that may have flummoxed zookeepers guarding the pandas’ cages in Washington, Mace also implored Congress to “give freedom …

Eats, sleeps and leaves: Why pandas are bidding bye-bye to US zoos
1 year, 6 months ago

Eats, sleeps and leaves: Why pandas are bidding bye-bye to US zoos

Firstpost  

China has for decades ‘gifted’ the creatures – in a scheme labelled ‘Panda Diplomacy’ – to serve as goodwill ambassadors and soften its image. Alan Chong, a soft power expert and senior fellow at RSIS said the animals “serve as an index as well as a vehicle for promoting good relations between China and the recipient country.” A piece in …

Panda Politics: Why are US zoos sending back the bears to China?
1 year, 11 months ago

Panda Politics: Why are US zoos sending back the bears to China?

Firstpost  

Ya Ya, a 22-year-old female giant panda, is all set to return to China from United States’ Memphis Zoo in Tennessee. As per South China Morning Post, the hashtag “Ya Ya eats iced fruit cake” garnered 100 million views on China’s microblogging platform Weibo. Ya Ya to return to China Ya Ya’s return comes as Memphis Zoo’s 20-year loan agreement …

Panda conservation brings in environmental benefits worth billions every year
6 years, 9 months ago

Panda conservation brings in environmental benefits worth billions every year

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Naturalist and television presenter Chris Packham famously declared he would happily “eat the last panda” if he could recoup …

Beyond 'panda diplomacy'[1]
11 years, 3 months ago

Beyond 'panda diplomacy'[1]

China Daily  

Beyond 'panda diplomacy' Updated: 2013-12-05 08:37 Nation hopes cooperation with foreign scientists can help save the animal, Zhang Lei reports The world loves pandas. The Belgian media dubbed the spat "Pandagate", and in one fell swoop the animals - a male, Xinhui, and a female, Haohao - had, albeit unwittingly, exacerbated Belgium's deep-rooted linguistic divide and caused a major furor, …

Conservation must stop wasting money and energy on giant panda and other cute animals, warns Chris Packham
11 years, 5 months ago

Conservation must stop wasting money and energy on giant panda and other cute animals, warns Chris Packham

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Environmental campaigners should stop wasting money trying to save “totemic symbols of cuteness” such as …

New panda cub at National Zoo: China’s panda program is corrupt.
11 years, 7 months ago

New panda cub at National Zoo: China’s panda program is corrupt.

Slate  

The National Zoo announced via Twitter Friday that WE HAVE A CUB! !” Don’t get too attached yet, though—the survival rate for newborn giant pandas is low, and a cub born to panda mother Mei Xiang in 2012 died after a week. In an “Obit” published after the death of Tai Shan’s predecessor Hsing-Hsing in 1999, David Plotz rails against …

Pandas fail to save Adelaide Zoo from debt
13 years, 9 months ago

Pandas fail to save Adelaide Zoo from debt

ABC  

Adelaide Zoo is getting a $2 million lifeline to help it cope with rising debt. South Australian Environment Minister Paul Caica has told Parliament the zoo's debt totals more than $24 million. He says getting two giant pandas from China has failed to attract the sponsorship and visitors needed to cover higher operating costs. "We already enjoy enormous support from …

Zoo deal can’t be swung
15 years, 9 months ago

Zoo deal can’t be swung

LA Times  

The long-awaited golden monkeys from China have some bad news: They’re not coming to the Los Angeles Zoo. “We’re obviously disappointed, but the negotiations with China -- it just didn’t happen,” said Jason Jacobs, a zoo spokesman. “They said no, and we’re going to Plan B.” Instead of the chunky monkeys, the zoo plans to install a mixed-species exhibit of …

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