Three giant pandas — Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and their youngest cub, Xiao Qi Ji — departed from the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, heading back to China.Their departure marks ...
Panda bears have been a staple at Zoo Atlanta for over two decades. Today, the enclosure sits empty after the zoo’s agreement with China expired in 2024. This is going to change in the future, as ...
Changing diplomacy Agreements between China and the US zoos stipulate Beijing owns the pandas and any of their offspring, and they require payment “for the conservation of giant pandas in China.” The ...
(CNN) – Three giant pandas left their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, and departed by plane back to China on Wednesday, marking the end of more than 50 years of Chinese ...