- A pair of giant pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, will be transferred from China to the San Diego Zoo as part of a conservation partnership.
- Zoo keepers at the San Diego Zoo recently traveled to China to meet pandas ahead of their trip.
- The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has a long-standing partnership with conservation organizations in China.
A pair of giant pandas will soon travel to the United States from China and be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two countries, officials announced Monday.
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced that caretakers recently traveled to China to meet giant pandas Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, ahead of a planned trip to Southern California. The exact date of the handover has not been determined.
Yun Chuan, a gentle male who is almost 5 years old, has “deep ties” to California, the Wildlife Alliance said. His mother, Zhen Zhen, was born at the San Diego Zoo in 2007 to parents Bai Yun and Gao Gao.
Outside of China, pandas can only be found in five zoos around the world:
Xin Bao is described as a “kind, witty, and introverted girl, almost four years old, with a kind round face and big ears.”
This photo is of the giant panda Yunchuan taken on April 25, 2024 in Sichuan, China. A pair of giant pandas will soon travel to the United States from China and be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two countries, officials announced April 29. (Ken Born/San Diego Zoo, via AP)
Dr. Megan Owen, vice president of conservation science at the coalition, said: “While our conservation partners in China had shared photos and personality traits of Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, it was very special to meet them in person. ” he said. “It’s inspiring to see people from all over the world come together to protect, care for and care for these special bears, and we can’t wait to welcome them to San Diego.”
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The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has a nearly 30-year partnership with China’s leading conservation agencies focused on protecting and restoring giant pandas and the bamboo forests on which they depend.
