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

Giant pandas at U.S. Smithsonian's National Zoo all healthy, Chinese, U.S. experts say

STORY: Giant pandas at U.S. Smithsonian's National Zoo all healthy, Chinese, U.S. experts say DATELINE: April 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WEI MING, China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL BROWN-PALSGROVE, Curator of Giant Pandas 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MICHAEL BROWN-PALSGROVE, Curator of Giant Pandas 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WEI MING, China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MICHAEL BROWN-PALSGROVE, Curator of Giant Pandas 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): WEI MING, China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda 7. various of the pandas at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C. STORYLINE: The three giant pandas living at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C. are all healthy, according to Chinese and U.S. experts. The experts say that Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, two giant pandas in their old age, are receivi

"Miracle" giant panda melts hearts on "Pandaversary" night

STORY: "Miracle" giant panda melts hearts on "Pandaversary" night DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:25 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): QIN GANG, Chinese Ambassador to the United States 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL BROWN-PALSGROVE, Curator of Asia Trail and giant pandas at the Smithsonian's National Zoo 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PIERRE COMIZZOLI, Research Biologist at the Smithsonian's National Zoo 4. various of the event STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy hosted a reception on Wednesday night to highlight the 50th anniversary of giant pandas' arrival in the United States. On the "Pandaversary" night, hundreds of giant panda fans -- old and young -- watched The Miracle Panda, a documentary that tells the story of male cub Xiao Qi Ji, or "Little Miracle," which was born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in the summer of 2020. The film also elaborates on a successful 50-year collaboration between scientists, veterinarians, keepers, and conservationi