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Austrian zoo expects to continue panda cooperation with China

STORY: Austrian zoo expects to continue panda cooperation with China SHOOTING TIME: March 6, 2024 DATELINE: March 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of panda Yang Yang drinking water at the zoo 2. SOUNDBITE (English): EVELINE DUNGL, Panda project chief coordinator of Schonbrunn Zoo 3. various of panda Yang Yang eating bamboo STORYLINE: Schonbrunn Zoo in Austria has expressed willingness to continue panda cooperation with the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA), as both sides are discussing the new deal. SOUNDBITE (English): EVELINE DUNGL, Panda project chief coordinator of Schonbrunn Zoo "The giant panda plays a very important role, not only in nature conservation, but also as a symbol of the friendship between the countries, between Austria and China. And I think it brings people together. We of course hope that the cooperation will continue. Austrian people love to come here, ask us how the pandas are doing and want to see them. Also,

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CHINA-JILIN-ZHENLAI-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(231027) -- ZHENLAI, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yan, member of a bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA), uses binoculars to observe migrant birds in Zhenlai County of Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 26, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Zhenlai of Jilin Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-ZHENLAI-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(231027) -- ZHENLAI, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA) observe and take pictures of migrant birds in Zhenlai County of Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 26, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Zhenlai of Jilin Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. (Xinhua/Ji Yang)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON-GIANT PANDAS-FAREWELL

(231001) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji is seen at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 30, 2023. Giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Xiao Qi Ji, who are currently staying at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, will be returned home by the end of the year in accordance with a previous agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA). To celebrate the joy the pandas have brought to the American people and say goodbye to them, the zoo held a "giant farewell" event during the week ending Saturday. Since arriving in Washington in 2000, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian have had four cubs, three of which have already gone back to China. The fourth one, Xiao Qi Ji, has become the most loved inhabitant of the zoo since his birth on Aug. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON-GIANT PANDAS-FAREWELL

(231001) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children take part in a giant panda mask-making activity at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 30, 2023. Giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Xiao Qi Ji, who are currently staying at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, will be returned home by the end of the year in accordance with a previous agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA). To celebrate the joy the pandas have brought to the American people and say goodbye to them, the zoo held a "giant farewell" event during the week ending Saturday. Since arriving in Washington in 2000, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian have had four cubs, three of which have already gone back to China. The fourth one, Xiao Qi Ji, has become the most loved inhabitant of the zoo since his birth on Aug. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON-GIANT PANDAS-FAREWELL

(231001) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take part in a Chinese calligraphy writing activity at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 30, 2023. Giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Xiao Qi Ji, who are currently staying at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, will be returned home by the end of the year in accordance with a previous agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA). To celebrate the joy the pandas have brought to the American people and say goodbye to them, the zoo held a "giant farewell" event during the week ending Saturday. Since arriving in Washington in 2000, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian have had four cubs, three of which have already gone back to China. The fourth one, Xiao Qi Ji, has become the most loved inhabitant of the zoo since his birth on Aug. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON-GIANT PANDAS-FAREWELL

(231001) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Tian Tian is seen at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 30, 2023. Giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Xiao Qi Ji, who are currently staying at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, will be returned home by the end of the year in accordance with a previous agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA). To celebrate the joy the pandas have brought to the American people and say goodbye to them, the zoo held a "giant farewell" event during the week ending Saturday. Since arriving in Washington in 2000, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian have had four cubs, three of which have already gone back to China. The fourth one, Xiao Qi Ji, has become the most loved inhabitant of the zoo since his birth on Aug. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON-GIANT PANDAS-FAREWELL

(231001) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors pose for photos with a giant panda statue at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 30, 2023. Giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Xiao Qi Ji, who are currently staying at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, will be returned home by the end of the year in accordance with a previous agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA). To celebrate the joy the pandas have brought to the American people and say goodbye to them, the zoo held a "giant farewell" event during the week ending Saturday. Since arriving in Washington in 2000, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian have had four cubs, three of which have already gone back to China. The fourth one, Xiao Qi Ji, has become the most loved inhabitant of the zoo since his birth on Aug. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON-GIANT PANDAS-FAREWELL

(231001) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A fan of giant pandas visits the giant panda yards at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 30, 2023. Giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Xiao Qi Ji, who are currently staying at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, will be returned home by the end of the year in accordance with a previous agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA). To celebrate the joy the pandas have brought to the American people and say goodbye to them, the zoo held a "giant farewell" event during the week ending Saturday. Since arriving in Washington in 2000, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian have had four cubs, three of which have already gone back to China. The fourth one, Xiao Qi Ji, has become the most loved inhabitant of the zoo since his birth on Aug. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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Farewell for giant pandas brings warmth to Washington's autumn chill

STORY: Farewell for giant pandas brings warmth to Washington's autumn chill DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:11 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tian Tian (Sept. 23) 2. various of Mei Xiang (Sept. 23) 3. various of Xiao Qi Ji (Sept. 23) 4. various of the event on Sept. 23 5. various of the event on Sept. 30 STORYLINE: Despite the autumn chill on an early Saturday morning, Washingtonians and visitors from across the United States flocked to the Smithsonian's National Zoo in the nation's capital, seizing what would perhaps be their last chance to see the three giant pandas which are to leave for China later this year. Honoring its agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA), the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute will send Xiao Qi Ji, who was born at the zoo three years ago, his mom Mei Xiang, and his dad Tian Tian back to China by early December. To celebrate the joy the pandas have brought to the American people and s