New pandas make San Diego debut, boost bilateral conservation research
4 months, 1 week ago

New pandas make San Diego debut, boost bilateral conservation research

China Daily  

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng and California Governor Gavin Newsom welcome new pandas Yun Chuan and Xin Bao on Thursday as they greeted the public at their new home in the San Diego Zoo. LIU GUANGUAN / CHINA NEWS SERVICE Accompanied by strains of Chinese classical music and cheers from a crowd of onlookers, the San Diego Zoo's Panda Ridge officially opened on Thursday, a tribute to the remarkable achievements of China and the United States in giant panda and wildlife conservation. When Chinese Ambassador to the US Xie Feng mentioned that fans in California of the two young pandas had written letters proposing that the US give China grizzly bears in exchange for the pandas, the guests at the ceremony laughed warmly. "Your dream has come true even without giving us grizzly bears," Xie told the audience members, who held traditional Chinese paper fans symbolizing good luck.

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Giant panda Fu Bao in good spirits after physical examination
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Giant panda Fu Bao in good spirits after physical examination

China Daily  

Giant panda Fu Bao's physical appearance shows no abnormalities, and in good spirits with a normal appetite, according to the physical examination veterinarians and keepers conducted promptly on Tuesday after finding it uncomfortable in the morning. The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda has posted the latest videos of Fu Bao eating bamboo and walking around after …

Hong Kong will display 2,500 panda sculptures to capitalize on a local bear craze
3 weeks ago

Hong Kong will display 2,500 panda sculptures to capitalize on a local bear craze

CNN  

CNN — Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park. The displays reflect Hong Kong’s use of pandas to boost its economy as the Chinese financial hub works to regain its position as one of Asia’s …

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. …

Visitors throng to see giant pandas in renovated abode
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Visitors throng to see giant pandas in renovated abode

China Daily  

By DU JUAN | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-05 08:52 Meng Bao and Meng Yu play on the climbing frame. Beijing Zoo's giant panda house reopened Saturday following a five-day renovation, with visitors thronging to get a glimpse of their favorite animals in their upgraded habitats. This year, the highlight is the "luxury" habitat of Meng Lan, a fan-favorite, which …

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 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
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.

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.

Panda twins are born in Hong Kong to Ying Ying, the world’s oldest first-time mom
4 months, 1 week ago

Panda twins are born in Hong Kong to Ying Ying, the world’s oldest first-time mom

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong welcomed the birth of its first locally born giant pandas on Thursday, with their mother becoming the world’s oldest first-time mother of its kind on record, the theme park that houses them announced. Ocean Park said in the statement that giant pandas have a “notoriously difficult time reproducing, especially as they age” and panda pregnancy …

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 …

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

Panda pair makes debut with rousing welcome

China Daily  

Yun Chuan sits in the Panda Ridge enclosure at San Diego Zoo. The renovated Panda Ridge is now an innovative space four times larger than San Diego Zoo's previous panda habitat, with an enclosure inspired by "famous geological formations in China, emulating mountains, canyons and cliffs" and the pandas' native habitats in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, a zoo news …

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

Panda pair makes debut with rousing welcome

China Daily  

A visitor embraces his fiancee while waiting in line to enter Panda Ridge, the new exhibit at San Diego Zoo in California on Thursday. "She is a very playful panda, super curious as well," said Wendt, adding that she is an "excellent climber". "I cannot wait for the public to come here to the San Diego Zoo and experience these …

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

Panda pair makes debut with rousing welcome

China Daily  

A visitor holds up a panda doll as she waits to get into Panda Ridge. SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP Fruitful cooperation Over the past three decades, cooperation between China and San Diego Zoo has been fruitful, helping increase survival rates for panda cubs from around 10 percent to more than 90 percent. In an interview with NBC 7 San Diego that aired …

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

Panda pair makes debut with rousing welcome

China Daily  

Artist Shepard Fairey unveils his new artwork next to the zoo's President Paul Baribault at the opening ceremony of Panda Ridge on Thursday. It's been 30 years since the collaboration began in 1994," Li Desheng, deputy director of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, told China Daily. "Over the years, we have made significant progress in …

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 …

California proclaims Panda Day in honor of public debut of two giant pandas
4 months, 2 weeks ago

California proclaims Panda Day in honor of public debut of two giant pandas

China Daily  

Xin Bao SAN DIEGO, the United States - To celebrate the highly anticipated public debut of two giant pandas -- Yun Chuan and Xin Bao -- at the San Diego Zoo on Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday proclaimed Aug 8 as California Panda Day. The two iconic black and white bears landed in California from China on June …

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 …

'California Panda Day' welcomes bear duo
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'California Panda Day' welcomes bear duo

China Daily  

Visitors celebrate as Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, who are the first pandas from China to arrive in the US in 21 years, were due to debut on Thursday, according to the San Diego Zoo. ZHANG SHUO / CHINA NEWS SERVICE California Governor Gavin Newsom declared "California Panda Day" to celebrate the first public appearance of two new giant pandas …

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 …

First photos of new pandas at San Diego Zoo
5 months, 1 week 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, 3 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 …

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 …

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 …

A brief history of 'panda diplomacy' - with new additions to global zoos
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A brief history of 'panda diplomacy' - with new additions to global zoos

BBC  

A brief history of 'panda diplomacy' - with new additions to global zoos Getty Images Giant panda Xin Bao has been settling into her new home with Yun Chua at Panda Ridge at the San Diego Zoo With the latest panda additions to the San Diego Zoo, 'panda diplomacy' is back in the vernacular. After a month and a half …

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 — …

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 …

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 …

Xi signals that China will send new pandas to the US
1 year, 1 month ago

Xi signals that China will send new pandas to the US

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.” “We are ready to continue our cooperation with the United States on panda conservation, and do our best to meet the wishes of the Californians so as to deepen the friendly …

Are pandas coming back to California? China’s president suggests they might
1 year, 1 month 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 …

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

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

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The National Zoo’s three celebrity giant pandas will be heading home a little earlier than expected. “Discussions with our Chinese partner, the China Wildlife Conservation Association, to develop a future giant panda program will likely start after the current pandas have returned to China,” zoo spokesperson Annalisa Meyer said in an email. “After 51 years of success, we …

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

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

The Independent  

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Naughty Beijing Zoo giant panda again goes viral
1 year, 8 months ago

Naughty Beijing Zoo giant panda again goes viral

China Daily  

With a round head and fluffy face, giant panda Meng Lan at the Beijing Zoo has again gone viral for his naughty behavior, CCTV News reported. This photo shows Meng Lan "stealing" keys from a zoo keeper. Since born in July 2015 in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Southwest China's Sichuan province, Meng Lan has received much …

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