Zoo Atlanta’s last 4 pandas are leaving for China
3 months ago

Zoo Atlanta’s last 4 pandas are leaving for China

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta’s last four giant pandas will be moved to China next month, as its 25-year agreement with the country comes to an end. “While Zoo Atlanta will certainly miss Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun, and their departure is bittersweet, they have created a momentous legacy here in Atlanta and around the world, leaving their mark not only in the hearts of their friends and fans, but on the scientific and zoological communities’ understanding of the behavior, biology, and care of this rare and treasured species,” said Raymond B. The move comes after the National Zoo in Washington returned three pandas to China last November. Other American zoos have sent pandas back to China as loan agreements lapsed amid heightened diplomatic tensions between the two nations.

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Birth of panda twins brings double joy
Top News
1 month ago

Birth of panda twins brings double joy

China Daily  

Giant panda An An, who was sent to Hong Kong on Sept 26, is earlier seen playing at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan. If anyone is happy about giant panda Ying Ying successfully giving birth to twin cubs in August after years of futile mating attempts and a miscarriage, it's Janet Long Shun-kwan. …

Birth of panda twins brings double joy
Top News
1 month ago

Birth of panda twins brings double joy

China Daily  

Giant panda An An, who was sent to Hong Kong on Sept 26, is earlier seen playing at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan. If anyone is happy about giant panda Ying Ying successfully giving birth to twin cubs in August after years of futile mating attempts and a miscarriage, it's Janet Long Shun-kwan. …

Birth of panda twins brings double joy
Top News
1 month ago

Birth of panda twins brings double joy

China Daily  

Giant panda An An, who was sent to Hong Kong on Sept 26, is earlier seen playing at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan. If anyone is happy about giant panda Ying Ying successfully giving birth to twin cubs in August after years of futile mating attempts and a miscarriage, it's Janet Long Shun-kwan. …

Birth of panda twins brings double joy
Top News
1 month ago

Birth of panda twins brings double joy

China Daily  

Giant panda An An, who was sent to Hong Kong on Sept 26, is earlier seen playing at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan. If anyone is happy about giant panda Ying Ying successfully giving birth to twin cubs in August after years of futile mating attempts and a miscarriage, it's Janet Long Shun-kwan. …

Birth of panda twins brings double joy
1 month ago

Birth of panda twins brings double joy

China Daily  

Giant panda An An, who was sent to Hong Kong on Sept 26, is earlier seen playing at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan. If anyone is happy about giant panda Ying Ying successfully giving birth to twin cubs in August after years of futile mating attempts and a miscarriage, it's Janet Long Shun-kwan. …

Birth of panda twins brings double joy
1 month ago

Birth of panda twins brings double joy

China Daily  

Giant panda An An, who was sent to Hong Kong on Sept 26, is earlier seen playing at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan. If anyone is happy about giant panda Ying Ying successfully giving birth to twin cubs in August after years of futile mating attempts and a miscarriage, it's Janet Long Shun-kwan. …

Giant pandas leave South Australia for home
1 month, 1 week ago

Giant pandas leave South Australia for home

China Daily  

People watch a video about Wang Wang and Fu Ni during a farewell reception for the giant pandas in Adelaide, Australia, Nov 14, 2024. Wang Wang and Fu Ni left South Australia for China on a cargo flight just after 6:30 am local time on Friday. The Bamboo Forest at the zoo was closed to the public from 5 pm …

Giant pandas leave South Australia for home
1 month, 1 week ago

Giant pandas leave South Australia for home

China Daily  

People watch a video about Wang Wang and Fu Ni during a farewell reception for the giant pandas in Adelaide, Australia, Nov 14, 2024. Wang Wang and Fu Ni left South Australia for China on a cargo flight just after 6:30 am local time on Friday. The Bamboo Forest at the zoo was closed to the public from 5 pm …

Giant Pandas Make Historic Debut at National Zoo
2 months, 1 week ago

Giant Pandas Make Historic Debut at National Zoo

Associated Press  

Washington's newest power couple, Bao Li and Qing Bao, have landed at the National Zoo. The pandas will remain off-limits for a while, but they will eventually open to the public in January 2025. The zoo has set a public debut date of January 24, 2025, with a preview period from January 10 to January 19. The pandas will have …

Giant Pandas Set to Arrive in Washington, DC: A 10-Year Journey for Conservation
2 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 Set to Arrive in Washington, DC: A 10-Year Journey for Conservation
2 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.

The Panda Factories
2 months, 1 week ago

The Panda Factories

New York Times  

National Zoo Washington, 2007 Smithsonian Institution Archives The Panda Factories In the 1990s, China began sending pandas to foreign zoos to be bred, in the hope that future generations could be released into nature. Scroll to continue Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding Sichuan, China, 2000 Smithsonian Institution Archives San Diego Zoo California, 2024 Ariana Drehsler for The New …

San Diego Zoo has flipped the Panda Cam live. Take a look at Xin Bao and Yun Chuan
2 months, 1 week ago

San Diego Zoo has flipped the Panda Cam live. Take a look at Xin Bao and Yun Chuan

LA Times  

Xin Bao looks out from her enclosure at the San Diego Zoo. A little more than two months after two giant pandas — the first sent to the U.S. in 21 years — debuted at the San Diego Zoo, fans can now do a virtual pop-in. San Diego Zoo’s Panda Cam was featured in Times Square on Tuesday morning as …

Giant Pandas Arrive in Washington, D.C., but Won't Be Ready for Public Debut Until January
2 months, 1 week 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
2 months, 1 week 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 …

Giant panda pair leave for Hong Kong
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Giant panda pair leave for Hong Kong

China Daily  

Staff members transfer special crates holding giant pandas An An and Ke Ke at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept 26, 2024. Ocean Park Hong Kong has said it transported bamboo from Guangdong to Sichuan so that the pandas could get used to the type of bamboo they will …

Giant pandas back to China from Austria
3 months, 1 week ago

Giant pandas back to China from Austria

China Daily  

Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck, director of Schoenbrunn Zoo, Qi Mei, Chinese ambassador to Austria, Wolfgang Schuessel, former Austrian chancellor, Eva Landrichtinger, Austrian secretary-general of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy, attend an event to send away giant pandas Yang Yang and Yuan Yuan at Schoenbrunn Zoo, Vienna, Austria, Sept 11, 2024. VIENNA - Giant pandas Yang Yang and Yuan Yuan left …

New giant panda pair Xing Qiu and Yi Lan revealed as Adelaide Zoo farewells Wang Wang and Fu Ni
4 months ago

New giant panda pair Xing Qiu and Yi Lan revealed as Adelaide Zoo farewells Wang Wang and Fu Ni

ABC  

The Adelaide Zoo has revealed the names and pictures of its two new pandas, set to arrive later this year. "Since Premier Li's visit earlier this year, we've been working really closely with our counterparts in China," Conservation Programs manager Dr Phil Ainsley said. The announcement was made today at the Adelaide Zoo's last annual 'Teddy Bears' Picnic' where both …

Panda pair makes debut with rousing welcome
4 months, 1 week ago

Panda pair makes debut with rousing welcome

China Daily  

Xin Bao, the female panda, sits in her enclosure at the San Diego Zoo in California on Thursday. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were the first pandas to be sent to the United States in more than two decades, attracting thousands of visitors and much media attention. Newsom was at the San Diego Zoo …

Panda pair makes debut with rousing welcome
4 months, 1 week ago

Panda pair makes debut with rousing welcome

China Daily  

Xin Bao, the female panda, sits in her enclosure at the San Diego Zoo in California on Thursday. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were the first pandas to be sent to the United States in more than two decades, attracting thousands of visitors and much media attention. Newsom was at the San Diego Zoo …

Giant panda habitat opens at California zoo to much fanfare
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Giant panda habitat opens at California zoo to much fanfare

Hindustan Times  

By Jorge Garcia Giant panda habitat opens at California zoo to much fanfare SAN DIEGO, - Two Chinese giant pandas are now California residents as their enclosure at the San Diego Zoo opened to the public on Thursday in an international ceremony. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male is easily recognized by his long, slightly pointed nose, while Xin Bao is …

First giant pandas sent from China in decades unveiled at San Diego Zoo. Newsom declares California Panda Day
4 months, 2 weeks ago

First giant pandas sent from China in decades unveiled at San Diego Zoo. Newsom declares California Panda Day

LA Times  

Xin Bao, one of two giant pandas sent from China to the San Diego Zoo, arrived in late June and has been getting acclimated to her new home. Gavin Newsom has declared Aug. 8, 2024, to be California Panda Day — a playful nod to Thursday’s public debut of two giant pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, at the San …

Pandas at San Diego Zoo set for Aug 8 public debut
5 months ago

Pandas at San Diego Zoo set for Aug 8 public debut

China Daily  

The San Diego Zoo announced on Friday that the eagerly anticipated public debut of the giant pandas Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, who arrived from China earlier this summer, will take place on Thursday, Aug 8. "We are delighted to introduce Yun Chuan and Xin Bao to our San Diego Zoo community," Paul Baribault, president and CEO of San Diego …

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

First photos of new pandas at San Diego Zoo
5 months, 2 weeks ago

First photos of new pandas at San Diego Zoo

China Daily  

A first-look photo released by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance on July 9, 2024 shows Yun Chuan, an almost five-year-old male panda, at his new home at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California, the United States. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance on Tuesday shared the first photos of the highly anticipated panda pair, Yun Chuan and Xin …

Pair of giant pandas from China acclimating to new home at San Diego Zoo
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Pair of giant pandas from China acclimating to new home at San Diego Zoo

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Two giant pandas sent from China to the San Diego Zoo last month are acclimating well to their new home, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Tuesday. The pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, are not on public display yet but the zoo released the first photos of the pair settling into their habitat. Zoo staff …

Pair of giant pandas from China arrive safely at San Diego Zoo
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Pair of giant pandas from China arrive safely at San Diego Zoo

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Two giant pandas from China have safely arrived in Southern California, where they will be cared for as part of an ongoing conservation partnership, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Friday. The pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, will spend the next several weeks acclimating to their new home in a private habitat at the San …

San Diego Zoo welcomes two giant pandas from China
5 months, 3 weeks ago

San Diego Zoo welcomes two giant pandas from China

China Daily  

Giant panda Yun Chuan and Xin Bao After a 7,300-mile flight, two pandas — 5-year-old male Yun Chuan and 4-year-old female Xin Bao — arrived at the San Diego Zoo on Thursday, ushering in a new chapter of "panda-monium". As the first pandas to enter the United States in 21 years, their return is part of a 10-year research and …

Two Chinese giant pandas arrive in US California
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Two Chinese giant pandas arrive in US California

China Daily  

This photo taken on April 18, 2024, shows giant panda Xin Bao at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, Southwest China's Sichuan province. LOS ANGELES/Chengdu -- Two giant pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, arrived in California, the United States, Thursday morning on a chartered flight from China, for …

Pair of giant pandas on their way from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Pair of giant pandas on their way from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — A pair of giant pandas are on their way from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Wednesday. Officials with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance were on hand in China for a farewell ceremony commemorating …

Panda express: First pair to enter the United States in 21 years arrive in California
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Panda express: First pair to enter the United States in 21 years arrive in California

CNN  

CNN — San Diego’s newest giant pandas landed in California on Thursday, according to Chinese state media – marking the first time Beijing has granted new panda loans to the United States in two decades. The rare loan was finalized in February, just months after Chinese leader Xi Jinping suggested sending pandas to the San Diego Zoo as “envoys of …

Foreign-born pandas join China’s efforts to boost wild population
6 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 …

South Korea-born panda to make debut in Sichuan
6 months, 1 week ago

South Korea-born panda to make debut in Sichuan

China Daily  

Giant panda Fu Bao at the Wolong Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan province on May 27. After more than two months of quarantine and transitional adaptation, giant panda Fu Bao will meet the public at the Wolong Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda …

Two new giant pandas to return to D.C.'s Smithsonian's National Zoo
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Two new giant pandas to return to D.C.'s Smithsonian's National Zoo

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Months after the nation’s capital bid an emotional farewell to its giant pandas, the National Zoo is expecting a renewed surge in panda-mania with the announcement that two more of the furry black-and-white icons will be coming to Washington. “We’re thrilled to announce the next chapter of our breeding and conservation partnership begins by welcoming two new bears, …

New chapter in panda conservation: US zoo to welcome pair from China
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

China to send two giant pandas to Washington, DC, zoo
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China to send two giant pandas to Washington, DC, zoo

Al Jazeera  

Bao Li and Qing Bao to arrive this year under a decade-long breeding and research agreement, zoo says. China will send giant pandas to the National Zoo in Washington, DC, United States first lady Jill Biden and officials say in a surprise announcement signalling a new era of panda diplomacy between the superpowers. “We are excited for children near and …

Giant Pandas are returning to D.C.'s National Zoo
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Giant Pandas are returning to D.C.'s National Zoo

NPR  

Giant Pandas are returning to D.C.'s National Zoo toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Giant pandas have been one of the biggest attractions at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., ever since the first pair arrived in 1972 -- a historic token of friendship from communist China. Bao Li’s grandparents, Tian Tian and Mei Xiang, lived at the …

The last pandas at any US zoo are expected to leave Atlanta for China this fall
7 months ago

The last pandas at any US zoo are expected to leave Atlanta for China this fall

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The last U.S. zoo with pandas in its care expects to say goodbye to the four giant bears this fall. Zoo Atlanta is making preparations to return panda parents Lun Lun and Yang Yang to China along with their American-born twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun, zoo officials said Friday. The four Atlanta pandas have been the last …

Atlanta is the only place in US to see pandas for now. But dozens of spots abroad have them
10 months ago

Atlanta is the only place in US to see pandas for now. But dozens of spots abroad have them

The Independent  

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Black and white and adored all over. China pledges pair of pandas for San Diego Zoo
10 months ago

Black and white and adored all over. China pledges pair of pandas for San Diego Zoo

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — China for the first time in more than two decades is sending pandas to the United States to the delight of the San Diego Zoo, which is preparing to receive a pair that could include a female descendent of Bai Yun and Gao Gao, two of the zoo’s former residents that were among the most reproductively successful …

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

San Diego Zoo embodies spirit of cooperation
10 months ago

San Diego Zoo embodies spirit of cooperation

China Daily  

By RENA LI in Los Angeles | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-02-21 09:49 A man hangs dragon-themed decorations at a special event celebrating the Chinese New Year at San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California, on Saturday. ZENG HUI/XINHUA Red envelopes, red lanterns, wishing trees, golden dragons and giant pandas — the cherished symbols of Chinese culture — …

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

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

The Independent  

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Berlin Zoo sends the first giant pandas born in Germany to China
1 year ago

Berlin Zoo sends the first giant pandas born in Germany to China

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The Berlin Zoo has sent the first giant pandas born in Germany to China, dispatching the 4-year-olds on a journey that was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pit and Paule, who also are known by the Chinese names Meng Xiang und Meng Yuan, departed from Berlin on Saturday aboard an Air China cargo jet and have now arrived …

Editorial: Are pandas headed back to California to work their diplomatic magic?
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Could America’s giant panda exodus be reversed? The Chinese president’s comments spark optimism
1 year, 1 month ago

Could America’s giant panda exodus be reversed? The Chinese president’s comments spark optimism

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Panda lovers in America received a much-needed injection of hope when Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that his government was “ready to continue” lending the black and white icons to American zoos. “If I’m at the National Zoo, I’m probably contacting my counterpart and saying, ‘Can we move forward now?’” FILE - Bao Bao, a giant panda …

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

Pandas could return to U.S. after Xi-Biden summit
1 year, 1 month ago

Pandas could return to U.S. after Xi-Biden summit

Raw Story  

Chinese President Xi Jinping appears ready to deploy his country's soft power after his summit with U.S.President Joe Biden -- in the form of cuddly pandas. But Xi told a dinner after meeting Biden in California on Wednesday that China could send new pandas as "envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American people." "Should the decision be made by …

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