San Francisco Zoo to receive giant pandas from China, Mayor Breed announces
by ABC7 Los Angeles
ABC7 Los Angeles— For the first time in decades, San Francisco will receive giant pandas from China as part of China's Panda Diplomacy program. Mayor Breed shared the news on X Thursday night.
KABC-AM—San Francisco Zoo To Receive Giant Pandas from China. Mayor London Breed shared more about the big news after arriving home from her recent trip to Beijing to see the animals.
SFGate—'Cute, cuddly' giant pandas will soon call San Francisco home, Mayor Breed announces. Giant pandas from China will be finding a home at the San Francisco Zoo as part of Beijing’s panda diplomacy with the United States, SF Mayor London Breed announced Thursday night. Pandas last set paw in San Francisco in 1984 and 1985 as part of a global tour, the mayor’s office said in a news release. Breed announced the news in a video posted to social media Thursday night. “We have some cute, cuddly, black-and-white beauties coming to our city,” Breed said in a video taken in Beijing....
CBS News—San Diego Zoo will receive two new giant pandas from China after nearly all pandas in U.S. were returned. After nearly all of the giant pandas on loan at U.S. zoos were returned to China, the San Diego Zoo has announced they will get two new pandas from the country. They are expected to arrive this summer.The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced Sunday that its care team leaders visited China and met two giant pandas – Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, who will be cared for at the California zoo.Yun Chuan is almost 5 years old and is the grandson of Bai Yun, who lived at the San Diego Zoo for 23 years,...