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But this week came the surprise news that San Diego Zoo has struck a deal to bring giant pandas back to its facility.
—Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Decades of conservation efforts in the wild and study in captivity saved the giant panda species from extinction, increasing its population from fewer than 1,000 at one time to more than 1,800 in the wild and captivity.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2024
China is planning to send a new pair of giant pandas to the California zoo this year, according to NBC News.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The San Diego Zoo returned its last giant pandas, Bai Yun, and her son, Xiao Liwu, to China in 2019, and the Memphis Zoo sent back its female panda in April.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
For more than 50 years, China has loaned giant pandas to US zoos.
—CNN, 9 Nov. 2023
While the status of the giant panda population is improving worldwide, there’s still more work to be done.
—Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
The zoo in San Diego sent its giant pandas to China four years ago.
—William Wan, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
Their departure leaves Zoo Atlanta as the only one in the U.S. with a giant panda program.
—Megan Lebowitz, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
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First Known Use
1920, in the meaning defined above
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“Giant panda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giant%20panda. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.
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