China, Panda
Want to Rent a Panda? Here Are 5 Things China Demands in Return.
Normally confidential contracts show that U.S. zoos are accepting increasingly strict terms governing panda cams and public statements.
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.
Documents Reveal China’s Strict Rules for Zoo Panda Rentals
Documents from recent deals that brought four new pandas to the United States reveal just how intricate and highly secretive the exchanges with China can be, reported the New York Times. The documents,
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
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
Here’s how the Smithsonian Zoo grows bamboo for its pandas
FRONT ROYAL, Va. - On a wet Thursday morning in rural Virginia, a buzzing noise emerges from a patch of tall, green trees. A group of five workers, dressed in thick pants and boots and armed with chain saws and loppers,
The Panda Factories
WASHINGTON — Two chunky pandas, a male and a female, arrived from China this week at the National Zoo in Washington. If ...
Giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, take 'Panda Express' to new home in Washington, DC
A pair of three-year-old giant pandas are back at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C., from China with the ...
One’s got a big appetite, the other’s a bit of an introvert. China’s new panda diplomats touch down in DC
Two giant pandas from China have landed in Washington, marking the first time the American capital has welcomed a new set of ...
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Meet Bao Li and Qing Bao: Giant pandas arrive at new home in Washington, D.C.
Two giant pandas will now call the Smithsonian’s National Zoo home after a 19-hour flight from China to Washington, D.C.
Need a panda fix? 5 interesting things to know about the pandas coming to D.C.
Pandas have returned to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Two 3-year-old pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, ...
They’re cute, cuddly and coming to America: China’s newest panda diplomats headed for Washington
Two giant pandas are on their way from China to Washington’s National Zoo, traveling on a specially charted plane and kicking ...
New panda pair finally arrive in DC, months after US returned Washington icons to China
The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought is coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular ...
Panda express: Washington welcomes two new giant pandas to National Zoo
Two giant pandas, a female named Qing Bao and a male named Bao Li, landed at Dulles International Airport on Tuesday and made ...
Panda Drought Ends: National Zoo Prepares to Welcome New Bears
Two giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are due to arrive at the National Zoo as part of a renewed agreement with Chinese ...
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Get ready for panda-monium at this Washington DC zoo
On Tuesday, the National Smithsonian Zoo welcomed two giant pandas from China to their new home, where they will live for the ...