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US zoo to return beloved giant pandas to China 27 March 2019 The species was threatened with extinction when the zoo teamed up with China 25 years ago as part of a conservation program. Today, pandas are listed as a vulnerable species. That means that while their survival is still threatened, conservation efforts have helped reduce their danger of extinction. "We understand that pandas are beloved around the world, including by our staff, volunteers and millions of annual guests," said San Diego Zoo director Dwight Scott. "We are planning a fitting celebration next month Female panda Bai Yun (R) and male panda Gao Gao (L) for Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu that includes a big thank view each other through a screened gate between their you to the Chinese people for their continued exhibits on April 15, 2011 at the San Diego Zoo partnership and our combined conservation accomplishments in helping to save this amazing species." Two giant pandas that have been a star attraction © 2019 AFP at the San Diego Zoo for decades will soon be returned home to China, officials announced. Bai Yun, the 27-year-old female giant panda, and her son, six-year-old Xiao Liwu, will be repatriated to their ancestral homeland in late April. "Although we are sad to see these pandas go, we have great hopes for the future," Shawn Dixon, chief operating officer for San Diego Zoo Global, said in a statement issued Monday. "Working with our colleagues in China, San Diego Zoo Global is ready to make a commitment for the next stage of our panda program." The pandas had been on loan to the zoo as part of a long-term conservation agreement that is coming to an end. The animals had been a star attraction at the zoo, one of very few in the United States to have giant pandas. 1 / 2 APA citation: US zoo to return beloved giant pandas to China (2019, March 27) retrieved 28 September 2021 from https://phys.org/news/2019-03-zoo-beloved-giant-pandas-china.html This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. 2 / 2 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).

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