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Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Zoo Atlanta hopes to reach deal for more pandas from China
The Brief Zoo Atlanta is working to establish a new agreement with China to bring back giant pandas, following the return of Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun to China in October. The pandas were previously on loan as part of a 50-year conservation program, and their departure drew many visitors to the zoo for farewells. Zoo Atlanta plans to expand the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Giant Panda Conservation Center and has initiated communication with Chinese partners to bring more pandas to the Peach State. ATLANTA - This is not a drill! Zoo Atlanta announced they are hoping to reach a new giant panda agreement with China. What we know Arguably, the superstars of the zoo, giant pandas Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun were sent back to China in October. They had been here in Atlanta on loan from the Chinese government as part of a 50-year conservation program. Visitors flocked to the zoo in the days leading up to their departure to say their final goodbyes. But, it looks like we can finally dry our tears. Zoo Atlanta is looking to expand the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Giant Panda Conservation Center in the Asian Forest Zone of the Zoo. The first step was opening communication with partners in China, and they've recently checked that off the list. FOX 5 Atlanta will certainly keep an eye out for any exciting updates. You can learn more about Zoo Atlanta's giant panda program here. RELATED ZOO NEWS Zoo Atlanta welcomes Titan the African elephant to Savannah habitat Zoo Atlanta reveals name of new baby sloth The Source Zoo Atlanta provided this update in a statement to FOX 5 Atlanta.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Could pandas be coming back to Zoo Atlanta? Maybe!
Last year, Zoo Atlanta's pandas had to go back to China, but zoo officials are now saying they may not be gone for good. Spokespeople said on Wednesday they are 'currently engaging in dialogue' with Chinese partners on a future panda program. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] But there's not currently a formal agreement and no timeline for when you might be available to visit pandas in Georgia. The zoo says they're hopeful, though, and so they are starting a redesign of an expansion to the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Giant Panda Conservation Center. TRENDING STORIES: Suspect, victim in deadly shooting at McDonald's in Gwinnett were coworkers, police say 3 children killed in fire at Atlanta apartment complex Delta offering $30,000 to every passenger on plane that flipped in Toronto In October, pandas Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun and Xi Lun left Zoo Atlanta for the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, marking the first time in 25 years that pandas didn't call Zoo Atlanta home. Lun Lun and Yang Yang arrived at Zoo Atlanta in 1999 and are parents of Ya Lun and Xi Lun. Now, the whole family lives together at the Chengdu Research Base. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Axios
19-02-2025
- General
- Axios
Zoo Atlanta in talks to bring back giant pandas
Zoo Atlanta officials say they've started talks with China to bring back giant pandas to the city. Driving the news: Zoo officials announced Wednesday that they were "engaging in dialogue" with China and would begin preliminary design work on a giant panda complex to prepare for the big ole goofy creatures' future — but yet to be determined — return. Catch up quick: The zoo's loan agreement with China ended in October 2024, and not long after, the pandas Lun Lun and Yang Yang and their two youngest kiddos Ya Lun and Xi Lun returned home. "All now reside at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, as do Lun Lun's and Yang Yang's five previous offspring," the zoo said in a statement. Zoom out: Like Atlanta, the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., returned its pandas to China last year per terms of the zoo's loan agreement with the Chinese government. A return was uncertain at the time, but China sent two new pandas over, and they debuted at the zoo last month. Caveat: Zoo officials say they don't have a formal agreement, meaning no current timeline.
