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Giant pandas are native to south central China. There are only about 1,800 in the wild, according to conservation organisation WWF.
Thanks to Sino-US cooperation, the giant panda is no longer endangered. Even as US politicians raise tensions on Taiwan, Beijing should reconsider the decision to suspend cooperation on climate change.
Announcement comes as US city’s mayor, London Breed, nears the end of a weeklong trip to China and just days before US secretary of state is expected in Beijing.
Staff from Everland zoo near Seoul confirm she’s in ‘stable health’ after check-up. But concerns have been raised on social media over her treatment at the airport.
Team finds genetic mutation in Bace2 gene appears to cause unusual colour variation in China’s most beloved animal, and they say the research could ‘guide scientific breeding’ of the rare bears.
The beloved panda in South Korea’s Everland amusement park will be moved to China’s Sichuan province in April after spending a month in quarantine.
Beijing resumes lending bears to US zoos in a soft-power bid to improve ties with Washington.
Cooperation deal with San Diego Zoo marks China’s latest effort to improve relations with the West.
Speaking at event to mark anniversary of US-China relations, Chinese foreign minister says ‘artificial decoupling and containment’ will ‘backfire’, while noting progress in military communications and anti-narcotics cooperation.
Crowd control measure is second announced within days in bid to protect health and well-being of the vulnerable animals at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
Le Le, the first panda to be born in Singapore, made his final public appearance at the River Wonders wildlife park before a month-long quarantine ahead of his departure to China.
Tian Tian and Yang Guang arrived at Edinburgh Zoo in December 2011 as part of a 10-year agreement, which was later extended by two years.
‘If we have a bigger [red panda] population at Ocean Park, we can expand our level of deliverables to breeding and research,’ Ocean Park director says.
Gesture by the Chinese leader after talks with President Joe Biden in California raises hopes that more of the beloved bears will soon return to US zoos.
The two nations have distinct diplomatic styles, mirroring their political systems: the US focuses on retail politics while China is scripted and top-down.
Since their birth 97 days ago, the Everland theme park near Seoul has posted videos documenting the pandas’ growth on its YouTube channel.
Inability to adapt to a zoo risks causing pandas physical and behavioural symptoms similar to human jet lag, metabolism issues or seasonal affective disorder.
A halt in panda loans would coincide with an increasingly frosty political relationship between the US and China.
Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji arrived at Washington’s National Zoo in 2000 under a research agreement with China. They are expected to be returned to China in early December.
PM Srettha Thavisin wants to loan a giant panda from Beijing, but opponents say it won’t be happy in the tropical climate. Instead, Thailand should “take better care of our elephants”.
Specialists from Sichuan province will work with caretakers at Ocean Park to help the two mammals reproduce.
The twin pandas will be named when they are 100 days old and are expected to take their first steps at around four months of age.
The animal had been buried with the Emperor Wen, who died in 157 BCE, and may have been a status symbol
Jiao Xiaoping, once in charge of managing investment with the private sector, magnified hidden-desk risks, engaged in nepotism, accepted gifts, ran businesses on the side, and failed to protect the ecosystem of the Qin Mountains.
Aibao, a giant panda in South Korea, has just given birth to twin cubs – but she is not the only panda China has loaned out. Here’s where you can see some of the others.
Distinctive animal was first discovered by nature reserve cameras in April 2019 at 2,000 metres above sea level.