San Diego Zoo Leaders Visit China to Meet Pandas Headed to California

Published on April 30, 2024

SAN DIEGO—San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance leaders recently visited China to meet the two giant pandas they hope will arrive at the zoo as soon as this summer, it was announced April 29. The zoo conservation and care team leaders met Yun Chuan and Xin Bao at the Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base in Sichuan Province. “It was an honor to see Yun Chuan and Xin Bao in person and meet our conservation partners caring for them at the Wolong and Bifengxia Panda Bases,” said Dr. Megan Owen, vice president of conservation science at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. “Yun Chuan’s lineage has deep connections to the San Diego Zoo, and we’re excited by the prospect of caring for them.”...

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