China, pandas and Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Atlanta’s last 4 pandas are leaving for China
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. The zoo's president and CEO says
A bittersweet departure: Pandas return to China from Zoo Atlanta after more than 20 years
All four giant pandas that have called Zoo Atlanta home landed back in China on Saturday. It's been 23 years since the parents came to Georgia.
Zoo Atlanta’s giant pandas leave for China after 25 years in the city
After decades at Zoo Atlanta and months of goodbye celebrations, the zoo’s beloved giant panda family returned to China on Saturday morning.
Zoo Atlanta’s giant pandas leave for China
ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta bid farewell to four giant pandas who left on a FedEx plane to China Saturday morning. The pandas’ departure marks the end of a 25-year deal with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens and Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, where the pandas will begin the next chapter of their lives.
Bye-bye pandas: Zoo Atlanta's famous giant pandas head back to China
It was a bittersweet farewell at Zoo Atlanta on Saturday morning when giant pandas Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun officially started their journey back to China.
Zoo Atlanta pandas leaving: Panda fans show up for farewell event
Zoo Atlanta has been home to several giant pandas -- including the first twins born in the United States in over a quarter century -- for the last 25 years.
Say goodbye to Zoo Atlanta’s pandas at their upcoming farewell party
Zoo Atlanta is throwing a final farewell party to say goodbye to four giant pandas before they head off to China in mid-October.
Here’s how the Smithsonian Zoo grows bamboo for its pandas
At a 3,200-acre facility in rural Virginia, the zoo harvests over 13,000 bamboo stalks a year. The process is ramping up for the new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao.
Zoo Atlanta bids farewell as pandas head to China
The departure follows the zoo’s recent “Panda-Palooza” farewell celebration on October 5, where fans gathered to say their goodbyes. Zoo Atlanta has played a critical role in giant panda conservation, contributing over $17 million since the mid-1990s to support efforts in China, including reforestation and reserve management.
A zoo in Finland is returning giant pandas to China because they're too expensive to keep
A zoo in Finland has agreed to return two loaned giant pandas to China eight years early because they are too expensive for the facility to maintain. The private Ähtäri
China’s Newest Panda Diplomats arrive in DC
It was “pandamonium!” Two new giant pandas have returned to the National Zoo in Washington DC. It’s a part of what many are calling “panda diplomacy.” Dr. Carla Freeman is a senior expert in U.S.-China relations for the United States Institute for Peace.
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The Smithsonian National Zoo's New Giant Pandas Will Make Their Public Debut on January 25
For the first time in more than two decades, the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is welcoming ...
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Zoo Atlanta bids final farewell to giant pandas on special FedEx plane
ATLANTA -- Four giant pandas who had been beloved guests at Zoo Atlanta were returned to China on a special FedEx plane. The ...
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Zoo Atlanta to say goodbye to giant pandas in October
Zoo Atlanta has announced its giant pandas will head to China in mid-October. While the specific date of the pandas' departure has not been released, the zoo says fans should go see them ...
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Zoo Atlanta’s pandas leaving sooner than you think - find out when to say goodbye
ATLANTA — The un-bear-able news has dropped: Zoo Atlanta’s beloved giant pandas are getting their pass-paws ready to leave China in the coming weeks. For months, visitors and members have ...