But the four pandas at the town’s local zoo really belong to China, and China wants them back, leaving town residents in an ...

Japanese panda fans bid teary farewells to their idols Xiang Xiang, “super papa” Eimei and his twin daughters who were sent to China to live in a protected facility in Sichuan province.

SHIRAHAMA, Japan — Thousands of fans bid a teary farewell Friday to a family of four giant pandas at a zoo in Japan’s coastal town of Shirahama as the animals made their last public appearance ...

Adventure World joined a Japan-China giant panda conservation joint project in 1994, and has raised 20 pandas since then. Of those 20, three came from China and the other 17 were born at Adventure ...

When asked if China and Japan will continue their international cooperation on giant panda conservation as Wakayama’s four giant pandas will soon return to China and Japan’s only remaining two ...

China welcomes Japan’s continuous interest in international cooperation on giant panda conservation: Chinese FM By Global Times Published: Apr 29, 2025 06:19 PM Chinese Foreign Ministry ...

A giant panda at a zoo in Kobe, Japan, died of asphyxiation, the State Forestry Administration said on Sunday.The 14-year-old male panda, named Kou Kou, died on Sept 9 at the Oji Zoo when Japanese ...

Documentary reveals pandas’ problems. ... France Televisions and NHK of Japan. ... Animal workers check panda cubs at the Shenshuping base of the China Conservation and Research Centre for the ...

Last year, the zoo saw a 20% drop in visitors, which it attributes in part to the departure of its giant pandas in late 2023. And since the announcement of two new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, who ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the giant panda an endangered species in 1984, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List followed suit in 1990. Advertisement ...

SHIRAHAMA, Japan (AP) — Thousands of fans bid a teary farewell Friday to a family of four giant pandas at a zoo in Japan’s coastal town of Shirahama as the… ...