Washington National Zoo to receive two giant pandas from China by year end

STORY: Washington National Zoo to receive two giant pandas from China by year end SHOOTING TIME: May 29, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announced on Wednesday it will receive two giant panda cubs, one male and one female, from China by the end of year. According to a press release by the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI), Bao Li, a two-year-old male panda whose name translates into English as "treasure" and "energetic," will enter the zoo later this year. He is the son of Bao Bao and the grandson of Tian Tian and Mei Xiang. Bao Bao, Tian Tian and Mei Xiang all stayed in the national zoo previously, and Bao Bao was born there. Also coming later this year is Qing Bao, a two-year-old female panda. Her name means "green" and "treasure" in Mandarin Chinese. The NZCBI also announced that it has extended a cooperative research a

Giant pandas from U.S. heading to China, conservation collaborations hailed

STORY: Giant pandas from U.S. heading to China, conservation collaborations hailed SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 and Oct. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:05 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of giant pandas 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BRANDIE SMITH, Director, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL BROWN-PALSGROVE, Curator of giant pandas, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MELISSA SONGER, Conservation ecologist, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WEI MING, Expert, China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda STORYLINE: Giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and their male cub Xiao Qi Ji departed the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, now on their way back to China. Ahead of their leaving, staff from both the U.S. and China hailed the two sides' co