Zoo Atlanta's giant pandas soon to be the only ones left in America – WABE
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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. There
Pandas could be gone from America's zoos by the end of next year due to a decades-long exchange agreement with China struck by Richard Nixon.
Wearing an "I Love Pandas" T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, Kelsey Lambert bubbled with excitement as she glimpsed the real thing. She and her mother, Alison, had made a special trip from San Antonio just to watch the National Zoo's furry rock stars casually munching bamboo and rolling around on the grass.
The National Zoo's three giant pandas -- Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji -- are set to return to China in early December with no public signs that the 50-year-old exchange agreement struck by President Richard Nixon will continue.