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Let the animal kingdom celebrate, the giant panda has downgraded from 'endangered' to 'vulnerable' species.
Staff at the National Zoo say they’re hopeful China might one day send over more giant pandas. They’re even planning renovations for the soon-to-be vacant panda exhibit.
The San Diego Zoo had Giant Pandas on-loan from China from 1996–2019 as part of the breeding program that successfully boosted the Giant Panda from "endangered" to "vulnerable." [ 57 ] The agreement for the San Diego Zoo to house the breeding pair of Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu ended in 2019, and the pandas returned on 27 April 2019. [ 58 ]
Along with the giant panda, the sanctuary is a refuge to other endangered species such as the red panda, the snow leopard, and the clouded leopard. Outside of the tropical rainforests , it is among the botanically richest sites of the world, and is home to between 5,000 and 6,000 species of flora.
Giant panda Bao Li eats an apple during the panda public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025. The pandas arrived at the zoo on October 15, 2024, in the ...
Many giant panda houses were broken in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The region, including the Panda Research Center, was largely devastated by the catastrophic May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake, though the captive giant pandas were initially reported to be safe. [16] [17] Immediately after the quake, officials were unable to contact the reserve. [18]
The "Giant Panda Cam" launched in 2011 and has garnered more than 100 million page views. One of the first major highlights showed the moment Mei Xiang birthed a squealing Xiao Qi Ji and cradled ...
The offering of pandas a gift from mainland China is often known as "panda diplomacy", and Taipei Zoo expects to draw around 30,000 visitors a day as a result of their arrival. The move was criticized by supporters of Taiwan's independence and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party , who said that "Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan means a union ...