Pandas

Bei Bei, giant panda born in US heads to China

October 16, 2018

Returns on panda conservation for China

For decades, the China’s giant panda was an endangered species. But these bears are seeing a resurgence – and they’re actually making China a healthy profit.

November 26, 2017

Panda sanctuary opens near Indonesian capital Jakarta

In Jakarta two giant pandas are enjoying their new home at a multi-million dollar sanctuary. The cultural ambassadors are part of China’s long-running ‘panda diplomacy’ program.

September 4, 2017

One-month-old panda cub doing well at French zoo

To help celebrate the one-month birthday of a baby panda nicknamed Mini Yuan Zi, a French zoo released video.

June 5, 2017

Three giant pandas arrived in Chengdu from Japan

They include male twins Hai Bang and Yang Bang, who are six years old, and their four-year-old younger sister You Bang.

June 4, 2017

Belgian zoo celebrates birthday of its first baby panda

A big birthday for Belgium’s first baby panda. Many gathered to celebrate at the Pairi Daiza zoo.

April 28, 2017

Zoo in Colorado works to save red pandas from extinction

Denver Zoo is part of conservation efforts to protect and expand red panda population

April 4, 2017

Panda lovers hope for continued US-China diplomacy

Washington’s panda-mania began back in 1972. That’s when the National Zoo became the first U.S. zoo to welcome giant pandas—after President Richard Nixon’s historic trip to China.

Can you count the number of panda cubs there are in the photo?

March 15, 2017

China plans to build the first national park for pandas

China will build its first panda national park, announced by the Chinese government last month. The 27,134-square-kilometer (or 10,500 square miles) park covers parts of Sichuan province in the southwest and parts of Gansu and Shaanxi provinces in the northwest.

February 22, 2017

Twin panda sisters returned from Atlanta to Chengdu

The next step for these twins is finding mates so they can breed. Now that pandas are off the endangered species list, there can be more focus on trying to re-introduce panda cubs born in China into the wild.

February 21, 2017

Where are pandas living outside of the Chinese mainland?

Where are pandas living outside of Chinese mainland?

February 21, 2017

Giant panda BAO BAO leaves US to live in China

After three years, panda Bao Bao is departing her home at Washington, DC’s National Zoo and moving to China. Our full coverage as fans and dignitaries say farewell to this incredible bear.

February 20, 2017

Chinese conservation program uses ‘panda diplomacy’ to raise awareness

The U.S. Smithsonian National Zoo’s three year-old female giant panda is heading back to China. But what exactly can Bao Bao expect upon her arrival CGTN’s Nathan King reports from the world famous Chengdu Research Base.

February 15, 2017

Washington DC says goodbye to beloved panda

Bao Bao is leaving the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. and tge zoo will be holding celebrations for the beloved panda.

Pan Pan, the world's oldest male panda, dies aged 31

December 30, 2016

Pan Pan, the world’s oldest male panda, dies at age 31

The world’s oldest panda Pan Pan passed at 4:50 a.m. on Dec 28th. An autopsy is being carried out to find the cause of his death, though the circumstances are not thought to be suspicious.

November 3, 2016

Zoo Atlanta says goodbye to panda twins leaving for China

Zoo Atlanta is one of just four zoos in the United States that has a panda exchange program with China. Thursday marks an important day — two pandas who have entertained crowds for years are making a long journey to a homeland they’ve never seen.

September 15, 2016

Belgian zoo’s baby panda receives new name

Born on June 2nd, Belgium’s baby panda has been nameless for months. But those who come and visit him here at the Pairi Daiza zoo have voted. Their top pick turned out to be Tian Bao, meaning “treasure from heaven”.

September 5, 2016

Conservation org: Pandas downgraded from ‘endangered’ to ‘vulnerable’

As the population of giant pandas in the wild increases, China’s national icon has been downgraded from “endangered” to “vulnerable”.

September 3, 2016

Twin panda cubs born at Atlanta Zoo

Lun Lun, a panda at the Atlanta Zoo, has given birth to her second set of twins. The zoo’s Twitter and YouTube feeds show pictures and video of the cubs.

August 21, 2016

Panda cub Bei Bei turns one in DC’s National Zoo

Chinese Ambassador to U.S. Cui Tiankai said Bei Bei is a strong symbol of friendship between the United States and China.

August 20, 2016

Pandas gone wild

They’re elusive as much as they are lovable. Now, wild pandas are being spotted more in northwest China’s Gansu Province.

August 4, 2016

Giant panda gives birth to heaviest twin cubs ever born

A 10-year-old giant panda at the China Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center gave birth to a pair of twins at a nature reserve in southwest China’s Sichuan Province in the early hours of Thursday.

June 2, 2016

Giant panda Hao Hao gives birth in Belgian zoo

The 7-year-old giant panda, Hao Hao, gave birth to a 171-gram (6.03-ounce) male cub Thursday at the Pairi Daiza wildlife park outside Brussels. The zoo staff said the newborn is in good health.

January 16, 2016

Giant panda Bei Bei makes public debut at National Zoo in DC

Bei Bei, the giant panda cub born on August 22, 2015, was unveiled to the general public at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Saturday.

January 11, 2016

Chinese ambassador visits panda cub Bei Bei at National Zoo

The panda cub Bei Bei, born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C., will start receiving visitors for the first time Jan. 16, 2016.

January 7, 2016

Captive giant pandas total 422 in China

China now has 422 giant pandas bred and living in captivity with a survival rate of about 88 percent, the State Forestry Administration said Thursday.

December 30, 2015

Our top 10 animal stories of 2015

We do a lot of animal coverage here at CCTV America (hello, pandas). Here are our top 10 most-read or watched animal-related stories from 2015.

December 23, 2015

Adorable alert: Watch panda cub Bei Bei try to convince mom to play rather than go to bed

This was too adorable to pass by: a cuddle and snooze fest between 4-month-old panda cub Bei Bei and mom Mei Xiang.

December 19, 2015

Panda at zoo in Taiwan accidentally swallows syringe needle

A two-year-old panda accidentally swallowed a syringe needle during a regular blood sampling process in a zoo in Taipei, Taiwan on Thursday.

December 17, 2015

Bei Bei, Panda cub in Washington makes public debut

If the youngest giant panda cub at the National Zoo is stressed out about appearing in front of crowds for the first time, he isn’t showing it.

December 9, 2015

China considers building three national parks for pandas

The panda-abundant region in Southwest China’s Sichuan province is considering a plan to build national parks for wild pandas, to better protect these endangered and be observed by visitors.

November 27, 2015

World’s second-oldest panda to celebrate her 35th birthday

Basi, the panda who rose to fame as the mascot of the 11th Asian Games in Beijing, will celebrate her 35th birthday — that would make her more than 100 in human years — on Saturday in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province.

November 19, 2015

Panda Hua Jiao released into the wild

China’s fifth artificially bred panda was released into the wild on Thursday, as conservationists attempt to diversify the genetic pool of the endangered species.

November 17, 2015

Bei Bei to appear January in public at Washington’s National Zoo

Nearly three months after the birth of the little black and white baby, the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. says Bei Bei the panda will make his first public appearance on Jan. 16.

November 17, 2015

Giant panda, Hua Jiao, ready to be released for wild

China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) is ready to release a giant panda “Hua Jiao” to the wild.

November 9, 2015

Scientists have deciphered 13 different panda phrases. (This is way ‘coo-coo’)

Panda roars, barks, and squeaks reveal all sorts of information, scientists have found.

October 26, 2015

These pandas’ group photos will make you go ‘wow’

Some (seriously cute) photos of panda cubs at China’s Giant Panda Protection and Research Center were unveiled on Oct. 25.

October 22, 2015

23 test tube pandas have survived this year

A record 23 pandas have survived so far this year after being born using artificial insemination techniques, the world’s largest artificial breeding center for pandas announced Thursday.

October 6, 2015

Panda cub Bei Bei’s eyes partially opened

The six-week-old giant panda cub Bei Bei’s eyes are opened.

Chengdu giant panda base sees crowds for public holiday

October 5, 2015

National Day crowds pack breeding center for view of pandas

Chengdu’s Research Giant Panda breeding center was overwhelmed with huge crowds of people during the week-long National Day holiday as photos showing the crowds went viral after being released.

September 25, 2015

First Ladies Peng and Obama reveal panda cub name

At an event at the Smithsonian National Zoo on Friday, first ladies Peng Liyuan of China and Michelle Obama unveiled the name they picked together for the Giant Panda cub born Aug. 22 in Washington, D.C.

September 25, 2015

US, China’s first ladies announce DC panda cub’s name

September 23, 2015

Panda cub at National Zoo is growing

The four-week-old giant panda cub at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. now weighs nearly three pounds and is starting to look like a panda — specifically, his dad.

September 10, 2015

Wild panda caught stealing honey at bee farm

A wild giant panda was found stealing honey from a local bee farm in Baoxing county of Sichuan Province on Tuesday.

September 1, 2015

Baby panda makes first appearance at Chimelong Safari Park

A baby panda appeared in public for the first time on Monday in Chimelong Safari Park in south China’s Guangdong Province, of which her mother Tingting was moved to Guangdong Province from earthquake-hit southwest area seven years ago.

August 26, 2015

Smaller of panda cubs has died, zoo says

The U.S. Smithsonian’s National Zoo said that the smaller of the two newborn panda cubs died shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday. The tiny cub had been getting extra care at the zoo after mother Mei Xiang stopped letting animal keepers swap the smaller cub […]

August 26, 2015

Year of the panda? Twenty cubs born in 2015

This year can be proudly named the year of the panda to Chinese people. There have been 20 panda cubs born so far, of which 7 are twins or triplets, according to the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center.

August 24, 2015

Zookeepers optimistic about survival chances for twin pandas

In more than three decades of trying to breed pandas at the National Zoo, there’s been plenty of heartbreak. More cubs born in Washington have died than survived, and news of a birth has often been greeted warily.

August 23, 2015

Panda-Mania hits Washington D.C.’s National Zoo

It’s pure panda-mania at Washington, DC’s National Zoo… Giant Panda Mei Xiang welcomed twin cubs Saturday.

Mei Xiang Giving Birth to Second Cub Aug. 22 at 10 07 p.m. YouTube

August 23, 2015

Twins! Panda Mei Xiang births second cub at National Zoo

Giant panda Mei Xiang, a star tourist draw in the U.S. capital, gave birth to a pair of cubs hours apart on Saturday (August 22), the National Zoo said.

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