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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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United States
China
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