{"id":2321319,"date":"2024-08-08T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T19:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/golden-state-welcomes-pandas-to-san-diego-zoo-with-california-panda-day-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T15:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T19:49:48","slug":"golden-state-welcomes-pandas-to-san-diego-zoo-with-california-panda-day-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/golden-state-welcomes-pandas-to-san-diego-zoo-with-california-panda-day-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden State welcomes pandas to San Diego Zoo with California Panda Day &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fgolden-state-welcomes-pandas-to-san-diego-zoo-with-california-panda-day-washington-examiner%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=2321319&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 \u2064San\u2062 Diego Zoo recently \u2063celebrated the grand opening of its \u2063new Panda Ridge \u2062exhibit, where visitors can now see \u2064two giant \u200cpandas, \u200dYun Chuan and Xin Bao, who \u200dwere brought from China. This marks the first\u200b time in 21 years that pandas have \u2063entered the United \u200dStates.\u2062 California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a special day \u2063in honor of the pandas, emphasizing their significance in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-quietly-unfreezes-funds-for-groups-tied-to-human-rights-abuses-in-central-africa\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Quietly Unfreezes Funds For Groups Tied To Human Rights Abuses In Central Africa\">international conservation efforts<\/a>. The zoo&#8217;s\u200b president, Paul Baribault, remarked that the new residents would not only delight visitors but also symbolize ongoing global \u200dconservation endeavors to protect the \u200dspecies.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Golden State welcomes pandas to San Diego Zoo with California Panda Day<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1690364\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California\">California<\/a> is celebrating the public unveiling of an exhibit at the San Diego Zoo featuring two giant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pandas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pandas\">pandas<\/a> brought in from China in a big way, with Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gavin Newsom\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) proclaiming a day of celebration in their honor.<\/p>\n<p>The zoo unveiled its Panda Ridge exhibit on Thursday, a month after the two pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, landed in the United States. The pandas are the first to enter the U.S. in 21 years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Panda Ridge at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sandiegozoo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sandiegozoo<\/a> is officially open. <\/p>\n<p>San Diego, please give a warm welcome<br \/>to our new panda residents &mdash; Yun Chuan and Sin Bao! &#128060; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RTnMoEs9Mc\">pic.twitter.com\/RTnMoEs9Mc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria (@MayorToddGloria) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorToddGloria\/status\/1821608720398479778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Our newest residents will bring joy to our visitors and symbolize the enduring spirit of international conservation efforts. Together with our partners, we continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/negotiating-prescription-drug-prices-wont-resolve-the-real-problems-of-health-costs\/\" title=\"Negotiating drug prices won&#039;t solve health cost issues.\">make significant strides<\/a> in ensuring a hopeful future for this iconic species,&rdquo; Paul Baribault, the president and CEO of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, said in a statement last week.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom was on hand for the unveiling of the Panda Ridge exhibit at the San Diego Zoo on Thursday after issuing his proclamation touting the pandas as a part of the collaboration between China and California.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This conservation collaboration is part of California and China&rsquo;s long history of working together towards shared goals. Building on our strong foundation of partnership and deep cultural and economic ties, I traveled to China last year to advance priority issues including climate action and economic development,&rdquo; Newsom said in his proclamation of California Panda Day for Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We hope that the newly arrived&nbsp;panda&nbsp;&lsquo;envoys of friendship&rsquo; will lead to further exchanges and cooperation between California and China,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The unveiling of the pandas in San Diego comes less than a year after the giant pandas at the Smithsonian&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-zoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Zoo<\/a> in Washington, D.C., were brought back to China.<\/p>\n<p>The National Zoo announced in May that 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>, Qing Bao and Bao Li, would be sent from China to the zoo by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1690364\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1690364\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California is celebrating the grand opening of a new exhibit at the San Diego Zoo that showcases two giant pandas imported from China. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a special day to honor this occasion. The Panda Ridge exhibit was revealed on Thursday, just a month after the arrival of the pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, marking the first time in 21 years that pandas have come to the U.S. <\/p>\n<p>San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria welcomed these new residents with enthusiasm on social media, encouraging locals to give Yun Chuan and Xin Bao a warm reception. Paul Baribault, president and CEO of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, expressed hope that these pandas would bring joy to visitors while representing ongoing international conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>During the unveiling event attended by Newsom, he highlighted this collaboration as part of California&#8217;s long-standing partnership with China aimed at achieving common goals. He noted his previous visit to China last year focused on issues like climate action and economic development. Newsom expressed optimism that these &#8220;panda envoys of friendship&#8221; would foster further exchanges between California and China.<\/p>\n<p>This event comes less than a year after giant pandas were returned from the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington D.C., which announced plans for two more panda bears from China by late 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2321320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/san-diego-pandas-welcome.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37570,33717,37572,37571,34258],"class_list":["post-2321319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california-panda-day","tag-golden-state","tag-pandas","tag-san-diego-zoo","tag-wildlife-conservation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/san-diego-pandas-welcome.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2321319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2321320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2321319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2321319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2321319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}