Pandas relocated after massive quake to return to famous China reserve in 2012September 20th, 2009 Pandas to return to famous China reserve in 2012BEIJING — Sixty pandas relocated last year from a famous Chinese nature reserve after their breeding center was severely damaged by a massive earthquake will return home after repairs in 2012. The panda breeding center in the Wolong nature reserve in southwest China's Sichuan province is undergoing a 379 million yuan ($55 million) reconstruction expected to be completed by 2011, the official Xinhua News Agency said late Saturday.
2 rare, endangered snow leopard cubs, their mother move into habitat at Los Angeles ZooSeptember 10th, 2009 2 snow leopard cubs, mom, move into LA Zoo homeLOS ANGELES — Two rare, endangered snow leopard cubs have a new home, no names and an uncertain future. The speckled cubs, a boy and a girl, and their mom, Asia, moved into their public habitat Thursday at the LA Zoo.
San Diego Zoo's new panda cub is a boySeptember 3rd, 2009 San Diego Zoo's new panda cub is a boySAN DIEGO — The panda cub born at the San Diego Zoo nearly a month ago is a boy. The zoo said the yet-to-be-named cub's mother briefly left the den Thursday, allowing veterinarians to examine the 2.8-pound baby panda for the first time.
Utah's Hogle Zoo debuts 3 male Amur tiger cubs; critically endangered speciesAugust 25th, 2009 Utah's Hogle Zoo debuts 3 male Amur tiger cubsSALT LAKE CITY — Three male Amur tiger cubs have made their public debut at Utah's Hogle Zoo. Formerly known as Siberian tigers, the Amurs are listed as a critically endangered species.
China marks 140th anniversary of Giant Panda's discoveryAugust 15th, 2009 CHENGDU - Panda lovers Saturday set out for a hike in China's southwestern Sichuan province to retrace the steps of a French missionary who made the animal known to the West 140 years ago. Pere Jean Pierre Armand David, a French Catholic missionary, introduced the Giant Panda to the Western world after taking photographs of the animal in 1869 in Sichuan's Ya'an City.
17-year-old panda at San Diego Zoo gives birth to 5th cub, 13th panda in the United StatesAugust 5th, 2009 San Diego Zoo super panda gives birth to 5th cubSAN DIEGO — Prized San Diego Zoo panda mom Bai Yun has given birth to her fifth cub, the zoo announced Wednesday. The cub, born to 17-year-old Bai Yun (White Cloud), becomes just the 13th panda in the United States.
17-year-old panda at San Diego Zoo gives birth to cub, 13th panda in the United StatesAugust 5th, 2009 San Diego Zoo panda gives birth to 5th cubSAN DIEGO — The San Diego Zoo says its prized giant panda has given birth to her fifth cub, the 13th panda in the United States. The zoo announced Wednesday that 17-year-old Bai Yun (by-yuhn) had delivered.
San Diego Zoo says ultrasound shows prize panda Bai Yun is pregnant againJuly 29th, 2009 San Diego Zoo says giant panda Bai Yun is pregnantSAN DIEGO — San Diego Zoo officials say their prized giant panda is pregnant again. Seventeen-year-old Bai Yun (by-yuhn) already is a mother of four.
China announces first panda cub to be born from frozen spermJuly 24th, 2009 China announces first panda from frozen spermBEIJING — For the first time, a giant panda cub has been born in China after being conceived using frozen sperm, officials announced Friday — an innovation scientists hope will help the endangered species avoid extinction. The new cub's birth Thursday means breeders will no longer be forced to rely on semen from China's few virile males, and may even be able to bring in sperm from zoos in San Diego, Mexico City or elsewhere.
Thousands turn out to see baby panda's 1st public viewing at Thailand zooJuly 4th, 2009 Thai zoo's 1st baby panda goes on displayCHIANG MAI, Thailand — Thousands of excited visitors flocked Saturday to a zoo in northern Thailand for the first public viewing of a baby panda, which has been featured on Thai front pages almost every day since her birth six weeks ago. The coming-out party at the Chiang Mai Zoo included a parade led by an orangutan.
Red panda at Red River Zoo in ND has triplets, a rarity for the Asian animalsJune 20th, 2009 Red panda at ND zoo has rare set of tripletsFARGO, N.D. — The Red River Zoo in North Dakota has welcomed a rare new set of red panda triplets.
China relocates last batch of pandas from quake-hit habitatApril 26th, 2009 China relocates last pandas from quake-hit habitatBEIJING — China has moved the last batch of pandas still living in a world-famous preserve badly damaged in last year's devastating earthquake to a nearby facility, state television reported Sunday. CCTV said in a news broadcast the six pandas were moved on Saturday from the Wolong Panda Breeding Center, near Sichuan's capital of Chengdu, to another breeding facility in the same province.
China to construct new panda breeding base in SichuanApril 19th, 2009 CHENGDU - China has announced plans to construct a new breeding center for giant pandas around May to replace the former quake-leveled habitat in southwestern Sichuan Province. Xinhua, the official news agency quoted officials as saying that the new China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center will be located in the Huangcaoping area, about 10 kilometers from the former one.
China to start building new panda breeding center after last year's quake leveled old habitatApril 19th, 2009 China to start building new panda breeding baseBEIJING — China will break ground on a new panda breeding center next month to replace a world-famous preserve badly damaged in last year's massive earthquake in southwestern Sichuan province, state media reported Sunday. The new facility will host more than $200 million in projects to preserve the endangered species, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
China to build new panda breeding center after last year's quake leveled old habitatApril 19th, 2009 China to build new panda breeding centerBEIJING — China will begin building a new panda breeding center next month to replace a world-famous preserve badly damaged in last year's devastating earthquake in southwestern Sichuan province, state media reported Sunday. The new facility will be used for more than $200 million in projects to preserve the endangered species, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
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