After months of speculation, Mayor London Breed's office announced that San Francisco will receive giant pandas from China on Thursday night. She secured the bears in Beijing during her week-long visit to China.
San Francisco is going to be the next U.S. city to receive a pair of pandas from China as part of the “panda diplomacy” program between Washington and Beijing. San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Friday that the San Francisco Zoo has been selected to house the giant pandas. “San Francisco is absolutely thrilled that…
San Francisco Mayor London Breed will visit China in April, her office confirmed to The Examiner, in what officials are calling a “monumental opportunity” to bolster relations with the global superpower.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed said she remains committed to bringing pandas to The City, even after China agreed to lend its next pair of lovable black-and-white bears to the San Diego Zoo.
The announcement by China on Thursday comes after nearly all the iconic bears on loan to U.S. zoos were sent home as bilateral relations began to sour.
“It’s always been our intention and hope to have giant pandas at the Zoo in the future and continue our research here and conservation work in China,”...
China is planning to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo after nearly all the iconic bears in the U.S. were returned to the Asian country in recent years.