SF Zoo loses major donor in pursuit of $25 million panda project
As the San Francisco Zoo moves forward with its panda exhibit project, one donor said he will be pulling back on funding the zoo until changes are made.
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As the San Francisco Zoo moves forward with its panda exhibit project, one donor said he will be pulling back on funding the zoo until changes are made.
A pair of giant pandas arrived at the National Zoo less than a year after the Washington zoo sent Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji back to China.
After years of absence, giant pandas return to the San Diego Zoo, a symbol of U.S.-China conservation efforts.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took a critical vote Tuesday on how to pay for Mayor London Breed's plan to bring pandas to the San Francisco Zoo, passing it 9-2.
A committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a resolution that would allow city departments to solicit donations from private philanthropic groups to help fund the costly endeavor of hosting giant pandas from China.
Atlanta received Lun Lun and Yang Yang from China in 1999 as part of a 25-year loan agreement that will soon expire.
Only four giant pandas are currently living in the U.S. after most zoos returned the pandas they received from China.
The San Francisco Zoo is set to receive a pair of giant pandas under a memorandum of understanding signed Thursday by Mayor London Breed and the China Wildlife Conservation Association.
The Bay Area could be playing a part in "panda diplomacy" with new efforts to bring a giant panda from China to the San Francisco Zoo.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is signaling that China will send new pandas to the United States.
