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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
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.
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 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.
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.
Zoo Atlanta’s pandas have officially left for China
ATLANTA — After 25 years, the time has come to say goodbye to Zoo Atlanta’s panda family. Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun and Xi Lun officially left for the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Saturday morning. Three Zoo Atlanta team members are making the journey with them to help keep them comfortable on the flight.
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.
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,
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,
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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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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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A Zoo Atlanta vet wishes a fond farewell to the giant pandas he worked with for 25 years
When giant pandas first came to Atlanta, they were an endangered species. They have since moved to “vulnerable” status (one step less scarce) with only about 1,800 living in the wild.
Giant Pandas Travel to China From Atlanta on Special FedEx Plane
Four giant pandas who had been beloved guests at Zoo Atlanta were returned to China on a special FedEx plane last weekend.The ...
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Zoo Atlanta prepares for life without pandas
Grace Sheng and her husband Evan Affinito drove three hours from Columbia, South Carolina, to wish Zoo Atlanta’s four giant pandas farewell this past Saturday. At noon, they were greeted by a ...