California’s governor flew in for the young bears’ debut. Throngs of media gathered inside the zoo, while the city of San Diego warned of traffic jams ahead of the much-anticipated event Thursday.
Pair of giant pandas on their way from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership
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.
The Panda Party is back on as giant pandas will return to Washington’s National Zoo by year’s end
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.
The last pandas at any US zoo are expected to leave Atlanta for China this fall
The last U.S. zoo with pandas in its care expects to say goodbye to the four giant bears this fall.
Panda-monium or Panda-ocalypse, we’re at the brink
Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, and their cub, Xiao Qi Ji, are moving to China.
Chinese president signals more pandas will be coming to the United States
Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled late Wednesday that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.”
Panda diplomacy: The departure of DC’s beloved pandas may signal a wider Chinese pullback
Wearing an “I Love Pandas” T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, Kelsey Lambert bubbled with excitement as she glimpsed the real thing.
New book by Greanias and Iwai highlights red pandas and why representation matters
Animal characters in children’s books may be par for the course, but certain species tend to get more pages than others.
Chinese panda on long-term loan to Thailand dies suddenly
A giant panda on long-term loan from China died in a zoo in northern Thailand on Wednesday, six months before she was due to return home, officials from the Chiang Mai Zoo said.