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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 2001

Page

21

Panda Loans Shine as Zoos Borrow Giants for Research

About 1,000 wild and 140 in zoos remain. Atlanta San Diego and Washington DC each pay China 1 million yearly for two pandas. Funds support panda research and habitat protection in Sichuan. Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, exhibited since January, dine on bamboo.

Atlanta San Diego Washington, D.C China Mei Xiang Tian Tian China Research and Conservation Center Wolong Sichuan Province

Panda Babies Attract Interest Across Zoos

Experts study pandas to boost breeding and survival of endangered species. Hua Mei, born at the San Diego Zoo in 1999, was the first panda born in the United States to survive.

Hua Mei Hwa May San Diego Zoo U.S

Pandas Draw Crowds as Seven Reptiles? No

Zoo visitors flock to see the seven pandas housed in U S zoos. They spend money at gift shops and restaurants and also view other animals.

United States

Pandas Link Countries as Ambassadors Between Nations

Pandas act as animal ambassadors between the United States and China. Studying their role illuminates cultural exchange and the origin country’s biodiversity and conservation efforts.

United States China

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