Japan’s last 2 giant pandas set for early trip home to China as tensions spiral

Return of twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei to mark first time Japan will be without any pandas since normalisation of diplomatic ...
People's Daily Online

Japan's remaining twin pandas to depart for China on Jan. 27

Giant panda Xiao Xiao is seen at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 25, 2025. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently ...
Yahoo

What to know about the pandas coming to the San Francisco Zoo

London Breed, left, Mayor of San Francisco and Wu Minglu, Secretary General of China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA) hold up an agreement to lease giant pandas for the San Francisco ...
NBC Washington

As DC panda-monium builds, National Zoo biologist talks about the species

The District is officially on "panda watch" duty, as we all wait for the two newest giant pandas to arrive from China and make the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute their home. Their ...
Time

Coming to America: What We Know About Giant Pandas Arriving in the U.S.

Four giant pandas will be coming to two U.S. zoos later this year, an announcement that comes after three beloved bears in the nation’s capital were returned to China last November. The Smithsonian’s ...
Dexerto

Japanese zookeepers dress up as pandas after China takes back its national animal

Workers at a Wakayama zoo are dressing up as pandas to give visitors a premium experience after China took back the animals ...