The day has finally arrived. San Diegans can finally greet two giant pandas at the San Diego Zoo. Pomp and circumstance surrounded the public debut of Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, the first pandas to enter ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is marking 50 years since the start of its giant panda conservation program. On April 16, 1972, giant pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing arrived at the National Zoo ...

January is a big month for historic events in DC, but the debut of two new pandas at the National Zoo is perhaps the biggest highlight for Washingtonians. Bears Bao Li and Qing Bao will finally meet ...

The San Francisco Zoo, a beloved but crumbling seaside Art Deco treasure, is in trouble and facing controversies that could imperil the planned arrival of two giant pandas from China. Molting peacocks ...

No matter how much we try to get ready, it's going to be tough saying goodbye to the giant pandas at the National Zoo. The three pandas, 25-year-old Mei Xiang, 26-year-old Tian Tian and 3-year-old ...

HONG KONG — Some of the last giant pandas in the United States are heading back to China. The National Zoo announced last month that its three pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their 3-year-old male ...

The giant panda is no longer considered an endangered species, the Panda Conservationist Committee announced Sunday. Giant pandas have been “downlisted” from endangered to vulnerable on the ...

Pandas, those roly-poly, black-and-white stuffies come to life, are back in the United States and already delighting visitors to the Smithsonian's National Zoo as they frolic in the snow, gnaw on ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo's three giant pandas will leave for China sooner than expected, the zoo told NBC Washington on Wednesday. The pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their youngest offspring, 3 ...