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BEIJING, China — Giant pandas are no longer an endangered species thanks to conservation efforts, Chinese officials announced this week. Cui Shuhong, the head of the Ministry of Ecology and ...

WASHINGTON -- The three giant pandas tumble around in their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, munching on bamboo shoots and leaves, climbing branches and generally looking ...

SAN DIEGO, California -- The San Diego Zoo says it is going to miss the popular giant pandas, as they get ready to leave California for China. But the fact that the pandas are leaving is a reflection ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- For the first time in decades, San Francisco will receive giant pandas from China as part of China's Panda Diplomacy program. San Francisco Mayor London Breed shared the news on X ...

On August 8, 2024, the San Diego Zoo welcomed two giant pandas, Xin Bao and Yun Chuan. They were the first giant pandas to enter the U.S. in 21 years. In celebration of their debut, Governor Gavin ...

Bei Bei was born in Washington, D.C., but is on loan from China. The Smithsonian National Zoo’s giant panda, Bei Bei, turned four-years-old on Thursday and he almost seemed to be smiling. Broadcast ...

It’s been a year since Yun Chuan and Xin Bao debuted at the Panda Ridge at the San Diego Zoo. To help celebrate, the first 2,025 guests to visit the pandas on Friday will receive a California Panda ...

A group of baby pandas made their public debut at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, China, on Thursday. The 23 giant panda cubs born in 2016 at the Chengdu Research Base of ...