{"id":2254868,"date":"2024-05-29T09:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T13:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pandas-will-return-to-washingtons-national-zoo\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T09:47:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T13:47:06","slug":"pandas-will-return-to-washingtons-national-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pandas-will-return-to-washingtons-national-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandas are coming back to Washington&#8217;s National Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpandas-will-return-to-washingtons-national-zoo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2254868&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200dSmithsonian National Zoo \u2063disclosed that giant pandas will make a comeback to Washington, D.C. China will\u2063 send two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-carrier-sails-through-taiwan-strait-hours-before-biden-xi-call\/\" title=\"Chinese Carrier Sails Through Taiwan Strait Hours Before Biden-Xi Call\">panda bears<\/a> to the Smithsonian National \u2062Zoo after a six-month absence. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-should-never-let-children-have-unsupervised-internet-access-period-and-that-means-no-cell-phone\/\" title=\"Parents Should Never Let Children Have Unsupervised Internet Access, Period \u2014 And That Means No Cell Phone\">lighthearted video<\/a> with first lady Jill Biden, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-zoo-cancels-holiday-events-because-children-cant-receive-covid-vaccines\/\" title=\"DC Zoo Cancels Holiday Events Because Children Can\u2019t Receive COVID Vaccines\">zoo announced<\/a> \u200cthe pandas&#8217; \u200dreturn. Smithsonian&#8217;s Secretary, \u200bLonnie G. Bunch III, expressed excitement about welcoming the pandas in the coming year. The \u2063Smithsonian National Zoo has revealed that giant pandas are returning to Washington, D.C. Two panda bears will be sent from China to the zoo after a six-month absence. The announcement was made in \u200da cheerful video featuring first lady Jill Biden.\u200c Smithsonian&#8217;s Secretary, \u2064Lonnie G. Bunch III, enthusiastically anticipates the\u200d pandas&#8217; arrival in the upcoming\u2062 year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>The Smithsonian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-zoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>National Zoo<\/a> announced Wednesday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pandas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>giant pandas<\/a> would return to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Washington, D.C<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After nearly six months without pandas in the zoo, China will send two panda bears to the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington. In a comical video featuring first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jill-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jill Biden<\/a>, the Smithsonian announced the pandas\u2019 return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs secretary of the Smithsonian, I\u2019m thrilled to announce that within this year, we\u2019ll once again welcome a new pair of giant pandas to the Smithsonian\u2019s National Zoo,\u201d Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian, said in the announcement video.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Panda bears Qing Bao and Bao Li will <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalzoo.si.edu\/dcpandas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>arrive<\/a> in Washington sometime before the end of 2024. An exact timeline was not announced.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1972, the United States and China have engaged in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20240226-a-brief-history-of-panda-diplomacy---with-new-additions-to-global-zoos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-zoos-return-giant-pandas-to-china-ending-the-regimes-panda-diplomacy\/\" title=\"US Zoos Send Giant Pandas Back to China, Ending 'Panda Diplomacy'\">panda diplomacy<\/a><\/a>. The first pandas were sent to the U.S. under then-President Richard Nixon, and first lady Pat Nixon donated them to the National Zoo. <\/p>\n<p>In the late 2010s, with a straining diplomatic relationship, China began not renewing contracts for pandas to remain in the U.S. In 2019, the pandas at the San Diego Zoo returned to China. Late last year, Washington\u2019s pandas also embarked on their return to China.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Giant pandas eat bamboo at the Smithsonian\u2019s National Zoo, May 4, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following that, Bunch wrote an op-ed in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2023\/11\/10\/national-zoos-giant-pandas-were-lesson-cultural-diplomacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Washington Post<\/a> <\/em>on the importance of panda diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPandas are a vital source of cultural diplomacy \u2014 using the arts, science and history to help nations find common ground with the hopes of building on our shared humanity to create a more peaceful world. The pandas were a bridge between the American people and the Chinese people,\u201d Bunch and undersecretary Ellen Stofan wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we can save this iconic species, then surely, we can work together to tackle some of our greatest challenges, including climate change and preservation of ecosystems around the world,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Smithsonian National Zoo revealed on Wednesday that giant pandas are set to return to Washington, D.C. After a six-month absence, China will send two panda bears to the Smithsonian National Zoo. 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