San Francisco Zoo To Receive Giant Pandas from China


by KABC-AM

KABC-AM— Mayor London Breed shared more about the big news after arriving home from her recent trip to Beijing to see the animals.

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,...

The Guardian—Giant pandas from China to visit San Diego zoo under conservation partnership. Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, who are five and four, have a trip planned to southern California as part of partnership between US and ChinaA pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the US, where they will be cared for at the San Diego zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said on Monday.The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said its caretakers recently visited China to meet the giant pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, ahead of their...

Forbes—Two Giant Pandas Are Coming To San Diego Zoo From China As Diplomatic Gesture Resumes. Authorities in China are preparing to send a pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo, resuming a symbolic diplomatic gesture called "panda...