Coverage dated October 2, 2023

Pandas could be gone from America's zoos by the end of next year

Headline from NBC Chicago

The National Zoo’s three giant pandas are set to return to China in December with no public signs the 50-year-old exchange agreement struck by President Richard Nixon will continue.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Pandas could be gone from America's zoos by the end of next year (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The National Zoo’s three giant pandas are set to return to China in December with no public signs the 50-year-old exchange agreement struck by President Richard Nixon will continue.

  2. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Pandas could be gone from America's zoos by the end of next year as China exchange agreement ends (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Pandas are quietly being pulled from national zoos, and it is not for the reason you may think.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Pandas could be gone from U.S. zoos by the end of next year (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    With no signs the exchange agreement struck by President Nixon 50 years ago will continue, giant pandas at the National Zoo and in Atlanta are set to return to China.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    National Zoo’s giant pandas to return to China in December, leaving only a handful in America (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The National Zoo’s three giant pandas are set to return to China in December with no public signs the 50-year-old exchange agreement struck by President Richard Nixon will continue.

  5. KREM Spokane

    US pandas set to return to China, ending 50 years of animal diplomacy (opens KREM Spokane)

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    KREM Spokane's feed description

    With diplomatic tensions running high between Beijing and a number of Western governments, China appears to be gradually pulling back its pandas from foreign zoos.

  6. Christian Science Monitor

    China-US diplomacy hits panda-monium. Why are the bears going home? (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    The National Zoo’s three giant pandas are set to return to China in December. Amid diplomatic tensions between China and a number of Western governments, China appears to be gradually pulling back its pandas from Western zoos as their agreements expire.

  7. Al Jazeera

    What is panda diplomacy, and why are the bears going back to China? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Since the Tang Dynasty (618–907), China has given or lent pandas to other countries, but now many are headed back home.

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