{"id":335454,"date":"2026-05-16T01:47:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T20:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=335454"},"modified":"2026-05-16T01:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T20:17:44","slug":"pair-of-giant-pandas-from-china-set-to-shack-up-at-atlanta-zoo-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/pair-of-giant-pandas-from-china-set-to-shack-up-at-atlanta-zoo-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Pair of giant pandas from China set to shack up at Atlanta zoo &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A pair of giant pandas who&#8217;ve never met are about to grow to be roommates as a part of a decade-long conservation partnership between U.S. and Chinese zoos, announced ahead of President Donald Trump\u2019s recent visit to China.<\/p>\n<p>Male panda Ping Ping and feminine panda Fu Shuang will fly from their current home in Chengdu, China, to a different panda sanctuary before completing 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c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The pandas\u2019 travel date has not been announced, however the partnership between Zoo Atlanta and the China Wildlife Conservation Association follows a successful 25-year conservation agreement that led to 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The initial announcement got here weeks ahead of Trump\u2019s scheduled visit to China this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get each day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get each day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you will never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cZoo Atlanta is delighted and honored to yet again be trusted as stewards of this treasured species and to partner with the China Wildlife Conservation Association on the continued conservation and research efforts which can be an important outcomes of this cooperation,\u201d Raymond B. King, president and CEO, said in <a href=\"https:\/\/zooatlanta.org\/two-new-giant-pandas-are-expected-to-arrive-at-zoo-atlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an announcement<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are able to\u2019t wait to satisfy Ping Ping and Fu Shuang and to welcome our members, guests, city, and community back to the wonder and joy of giant pandas,\u201d King continued.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/zooatlanta.org\/two-new-giant-pandas-are-expected-to-arrive-at-zoo-atlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia-based Zoo<\/a> has a robust track record in panda conservation, with seven offspring born to a different pair of Chinese pandas, Lun Lun and Yang Yang, between 2006 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Their two youngest cubs, Ya Lun and Xi Lun, left Atlanta for the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in October 2024; the pair\u2019s first five offspring also live there.<\/p>\n<p>Giant pandas are found only within the wild in China, <a href=\"https:\/\/wwf.panda.org\/discover\/our_focus\/wildlife_practice\/profiles\/mammals\/giant_panda\/panda\/where_panda_lives_habitat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in response to the WWF<\/a>, and the country fastidiously controls where it distributes the species, often lending pandas to other nations while retaining ownership, even of those born internationally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 2024, it sent two giant pandas to San Diego and two others to the Smithsonian\u2019s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/china\/pandas-set-8000-mile-blind-date-atlanta-rcna344673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Trending<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The species faces quite a few threats to its survival, namely habitat loss. Establishing latest reserves is integral to its longevity, in response to the WWF and Zoo Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese government has invested \u201csignificant resources\u201d in panda protection and established 67 giant panda reserves, the Atlanta Zoo says, adding that 72 per cent of untamed giant pandas \u2014 a species classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) \u2014 are \u201cstrictly protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tVeterinarians treat Satrio Wiratama, nicknamed \u201cRio,\u201d the primary giant panda cub born in Indonesia, during a media preview at Indonesia Safari Park in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Friday, May 15, 2026.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAP Photo\/Achmad Ibrahim\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Giant pandas have been a logo of the U.S.-China friendship ever since Beijing gifted a pair of pandas to the National Zoo in Washington in 1972, and China has long used its giant panda loan program as a tool of Beijing\u2019s soft power diplomacy worldwide.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The association previously stated that the brand new round of cooperation will help China and the U.S. to advance in areas starting from disease prevention and treatment to scientific exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>The International Union for Conservation of Nature, a number one international\u00a0organization, removed pandas\u00a0from its endangered species list\u00a0in 2016 and classified them as \u201cvulnerable\u201d as an alternative.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 with files from The Associated Press.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of giant pandas who&#8217;ve never met are about to grow to be roommates as a part of a decade-long conservation partnership between U.S. and Chinese zoos, announced ahead of President Donald Trump\u2019s recent visit to China. 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