Mainland panda pair ready to travel to Taiwan Dec 12, 2008
CHENGDU, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The pair of giant pandas offered by the Chinese mainland to Taiwan are in good health and ready to depart for the island at any time, officials said here Friday ... A pair of pandas Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan eat at a panda breeding center in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province Dec. 11, 2008 ... The pair of giant pandas offered by the Chinese mainland to Taiwan are in good health and ready to depart for the island at any time, officials said Friday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Not too cute Panda attacks keeper Dec 10, 2008
The worker was recovering well in hospital after the attack at Ocean Park, which has four giant pandas from China, park spokeswoman Christie Lau said ... The mass-market Apple Daily newspaper quoted an unidentified park employee as saying the keeper did not follow proper protocol, which requires locking pandas in their sleeping dens before putting bamboo leaves in their habitat ... Violent when provokedAlthough pandas look cute and cuddly, they are wild animals that can be violent when provoked... (MSNBC -- International)
Panda Bites Park Keeper In Hong Kong Dec 9, 2008
The park staffer was recovering well in hospital after the attack at Ocean Park, which has four giant pandas from China, park spokeswoman Christie Lau said ... The mass-market Apple Daily newspaper quoted an unidentified park employee as saying the keeper did not follow proper protocol, which requires locking pandas in their sleeping dens before putting bamboo leaves in their habitat ... Although pandas look cute and cuddly, they are wild animals that can be violent when provoked or startled. (CBS News -- World)
* Panda attacks fence jumper in Chinese wildlife park: report j Dec 1, 2008
Pandas have a wild streak and are capable of attacking humans, especially if they feel threatened, experts say ... Pandas are an endangered species. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Panda bites student seeking a hug Nov 23, 2008
Pandas might look cute, but they're not to be trifled with ... Pandas, which generally have a public image as cute, gentle creatures, are nonetheless wild animals that can be violent when provoked or startled. (CNN -- Law)
Panda attacks Chinese man who wanted a cuddle Nov 22, 2008
Scientists believe fewer than 2,000 giant pandas live in the wild in China. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Bill Tarrant). (AlertNet)
As environmental topics enter the mainstream, what role is left for green campaign groups? Nov 22, 2008
All revolutions of ideas and politics start with a small group of "radicals" or "militants", who shake up the system and create controversy before the ideas are either taken by the political establishment and "grand public2, or rejected for good. The green movement has moved on from the long haired hippy days of boarding Japanese whaling ships, to become a world wide movement which includes companies and countries carbon trading and companies like Toyota making a profit from green technology.... (BBC News -- Science)
Panda bites student who wanted a hug Nov 22, 2008
Strong jaw bones and cheek muscles help pandas crush and chew thick bamboo stalks with their flattened back teeth, according to the San Diego Zoo's Web site ... Pandas, which generally have a public image as cute, gentle creatures, are nonetheless wild animals that can be violent when provoked or startled. (USA Today -- News)
National Geographic News Writer Wins Top Science Award Nov 13, 2008
"We tend to think of pandas and tigers and blue whales and baby seals it's very difficult to think of a giant catfish in those same terms, but they're incredibly endangered," said Hogan, a fisheries biologist at the University of Nevada in Reno. For a journalist seeking the bigger picture, the megafishes series is really the story of the declining health of the world's fresh water, Lovgren said. (National Geographic)
Panda lickes but then bites Melbourne schoolgirl's hand Nov 11, 2008
He said students were not warned to not touch or go near the pandas. The family decided to fly Georgia home after weighing up the medical treatment she had received and the fact students were about to travel to an area with limited access to hospitals. (The Australian)
* World News Quick Take Nov 9, 2008
Pandas sick, starving. More sick and hungry giant pandas than in past winters may seek food at lower altitudes in Chinas earthquake-affected areas, straining facilities at the local panda research center, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday ... The devastating May 12 Sichuan earthquake caused landslides and destroyed some of the wild pandas habitat, reducing supplies of their main source of food, bamboo, in the range of 2,500m to 3,200m where they normally live. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* CROSS-STRAIT TALKS: Animal rights activists to present Chen with 3 gifts Nov 3, 2008
China should crack down on cruelty to animals and stop using pandas as political tools, animal rights activists said yesterday, adding that instead of dressing up pandas as symbols of peace, China should respect their lives and achieve peace in a real sense ... While China gives pandas as political gifts to countries worldwide, we would like to give Chen three gifts in return to express Taiwans love and concern for Chinas suffering animals, Wu said ... Though the bears, mostly Asiatic... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
ANC tries to crush breakaway party Nov 2, 2008
Taiwan accepts pandas ... China will give Taiwan two pandas and will receive two of the island's Formosan serows - goat-like animals - in return ... China first offered the pandas in 2005, but the gifts were turned down by the Taiwanese government, which said they were part of Chinese efforts to persuade the island to unify with the mainland. (guardian.co.uk)
Me-yow! This cat glows in the dark Oct 24, 2008
Pandas and dolphins and dogs oh my. From a colossal cow to a stowaway kitty, these creatures are all extraordinary in some way. (MSNBC -- Health)
Troubled species 2, Sarah Palin 0 Oct 20, 2008
There'd be no lions, tigers, pandas. grizzlies, bald eagles, salmon (which have also been on this governor's hit list with her blind love of mines, despite the fact that salmon fishing is a renewable and profitable resource and minig is a finite and polluting one), cougars, alligators, or any number of species that have been brought from the brink of extinction because there are laws that protect species from corporate greed. (Boston Globe)
When mammals are threatened, we are threatened Oct 18, 2008
This includes many of the planets apes and monkeys; bears such as polar bears, sun bears, and pandas; and dozens of marine mammals, such as sei and fin whales. The causes of this biological crisis include habitat loss and damage, introduction of invasive species, pollution, harvesting, and climate change. (Canoe.ca)
* Our united front: how to keep the CCP at bay Oct 16, 2008
Chen Ming-tongs warning is not a false alarm: The delivery of two pandas, which were originally scheduled to arrive together with Chen Yunlin, has now been canceled. China did not want to cause an unnecessary dispute over the pandas. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Scientists map panda genome Oct 13, 2008
Scientists may be closer to understanding why pandas eat bamboo even though their digestive systems appear to be better suited to a carnivorous diet why they have those iconic black circles around their eyes and why adult pandas are so huge but the cubs weigh only one percent of the mothers' weight ... Above all, the new information could help scientists to learn why pandas produce so few offspring ... Dr Wang said: It will help genetically explain why giant pandas have poor reproductive... (Times Online)
Anti-anthrax plan ... Military roles in 'Eagle Eye,' storm research Oct 4, 2008
Most uncharacteristically, the beefy 3-year-old turned up his nose at the "leaf-eater biscuits" he and other pandas usually delight in. Zoo doctors anesthetized him and found inflammation in his esophagus that they diagnosed as a case of heartburn caused by acid reflux. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Pandas fed chicken soup for health Oct 4, 2008
Beijing: Everyone needs some chicken soup for the soul even pandas. The Wuhan Zoo in central China was its two pandas home-cooked chicken soup to reduce stress and give them a nutritional boost, a zoo official said on Friday ... The pandas paced restlessly. (Sify.com, India)
Why sled dogs are super dogs Oct 3, 2008
Find two playful red pandas, a kissing donkey and more eye candy for animal lovers. more photos. (MSNBC -- Health)
Nobel head: U.S. writers insular, ignorant Oct 3, 2008
Find two playful red pandas, a kissing donkey and more eye candy for animal lovers. updated 4:22 p.m. ET Sept. 30, 2008. (MSNBC -- News)
* Johnny Neihu's News Watch: STAPOC in the liquid-crystal ball Sep 20, 2008
Vice President Joseph Biden is more upbeat, saying just how darn wonderful it will be to finally visit Taiwan, and gosh, how he has heard so much about Snake Alley and those pandas. And what of ousted president Ma Ying-jeou (^E). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Fate of wild pandas uncertain Sep 19, 2008
Fate of China s wild pandas still unknown months after quake ... CHENGDU, China Months after an earthquake devastated south-central China, scientists are struggling to restore the world s premier research program on the giant panda and assess the disaster s impact on pandas in the wild ... Sarah Bexell, a former Zoo Atlanta employee who now works for a panda research base in China, is one of many people worried that China s May earthquake may have taken a heavy toll on the world s few remaining... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Seeking mates for furred and clawed Sep 15, 2008
In China, breeding experts have claimed success after showing pandas images of other pandas mating. "There are some frogs that you have to simulate rain for or they won't come out and breed," Wiese said. (International Herald Tribune)
Zoos help rare animals find mates online Sep 13, 2008
While there's no candlelight or Marvin Gaye being played in the back rooms of zoos, there are endless tricks used to get the animals in the mood, said Wiese, widely considered the authority on ZIMS. In China, breeding experts have claimed success putting giant pandas in the mood by showing them images of other pandas mating -- panda porn, as it's been called. "There are some frogs that you have to simulate rain for or they won't come out and breed," Wiese said. (CNN -- Tech)
Horror crash mars Paralympics Sep 9, 2008
China welcomes its newest giant pandas. Stars celebrate Calvin Klein. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
* Unwelcome residue in the nations ecosystem Sep 7, 2008
Imagine if arrow bamboo, which the pandas eat, had been sprayed with pesticide; it would have been strange indeed if they did not fall ill after consuming it. The government has laid particular stress on the economy to the detriment of the environment, and for an extended time colluded with the business sector. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Dallas woman cares for rescued animals Sep 7, 2008
Thanks to Animal Planet, people know all about pandas and tigers and elephants, but they do not know as much about native wildlife. My thing is that I hope that we don t have to wait until an animal is endangered to care about it. (KHOU.com, TX)
New panda gaining weight Sep 4, 2008
Zoo officials first removed the baby from Lun Lun s care late Monday after she put it down twice, an unusual occurrence for pandas who are extremely protective of their offspring the first few weeks of life. When the panda was put down the second time, it was not moving or vocalizing, scaring officials. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Panda cub back with mother Sep 3, 2008
Lun Lun s move was unusual because giant pandas normally never let go of their offspring in the first few weeks after birth. Panda cubs can lose body heat rapidly, a serious threat to their health during their early days. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Panda cub in 'guarded' condition at Zoo Atlanta Sep 3, 2008
Lun Lun s move was unusual because giant pandas normally never let go of their offspring in the first few weeks after birth. RELATED. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 2, 2008 Sep 3, 2008
Yeah, and I, like the next American candidate for Miss Universe, "...intend to end world hunger, educate all the children of the world, and save the Pandas!". Yo David Johnson wrote on Sep 2, 2008 3:29 AM:Can you name a good habadasher so I can get a tinfoil hat as fashionable as yours. (North County Times)
Police: Signs point to child's death Sep 2, 2008
"You can go to every zoo and see elephants, but you can't go to every zoo and see pandas," said Christy Moonan, whose two children brought small stuffed panda toys with them to watch the cub on television screens in the zoo's panda habitat. (AP). (Boston Globe)
Lun Lun shows off baby Sep 1, 2008
Children smiled at the slumbering Lun Lun and her yet-to-be-named cub while their parents explained why zoos are trying to save the pandas from extinction ... Zoo Atlanta s newest cub brings the number of pandas in American zoos to 13 ... Following Chinese tradition all four of Atlanta s pandas are on loan from the Chingdu Research base of Giant Panda Breeding in China the newborn panda will be named 100 days after its birth. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
China quake damages more than 100,000 homes, 25 dead Aug 31, 2008
The province, known for its pandas and fiery cuisine, has struggled to rebuild after the disaster, which left 10 million people homeless. Copyright. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Fundraiser to auction animal works at Miller Park Zoo Aug 31, 2008
In addition to the Sumatran tiger breeding project, Tobias hopes to eventually embark on a breeding program involving red pandas. Ohley said it seems right animals would provide artwork to help raise money for the effort. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Send best wishes Aug 29, 2008
The folks in DC (home of the National Zoo pandas) wish you well. By Tracy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Summer Box Office: Just Good Enough Aug 29, 2008
In Hollywood, 2008 was a very good summer for men who fly, women who bond and pandas who roundhouse kick. And it wasn't a bad summer for the overall domestic box office, which will total roughly the same as last year about $4 billion with higher ticket prices balancing a slight drop in attendance. (Time.com)
Get behind the scenes on Zoo Montana tour Aug 21, 2008
On the other hand, Kirkpatrick explained that some of the favorite animals, one of the otters and one of the red pandas, have died of old age at the zoo, which partially opened with the otters as the main attraction in 1993, and officially opened in 1995. We're a geriatric zoo, he said. (Laurel Outlook, MT)
Taiwan Finally Accepts Pandas From China Aug 18, 2008
TAIPEI - Taiwan has agreed to receive a pair of giant pandas from China, an official said on Friday, in another sign of warming relations following the change of government in the self-ruled island ... "Our survey showed that over half the population wants to see the pandas.". (Planet Ark, United States)
* Chinese pandas may arrive in Taipei by October Aug 15, 2008
Chinese pandas may arrive in Taipei by October. HOME, SWEET HOME:: The two pandas, whose names together mean to reunite, have stirred political controversy since they were first offered to Lien Chan in 2005 By Meggie Lu STAFF REPORTER Friday, Aug 15, 2008, Page 1 ... Giant pandas Tuan-tuan () and Yuan-yuan () may begin their new lives at the Taipei City Zoo as early as October, after the Council of Agriculture (COA) yesterday ruled that the zoo was equipped to care for them. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Zoo officials: New hospital means less transport, better care Aug 14, 2008
Tobias said the zoo has asked the International Union of Conservation of Nature for approval as a breeding facility for red pandas. If the request is granted, a donation already has been received to modify the red panda exhibit as required. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Bill Cotton: Your memories Aug 13, 2008
Olympic pandas draw crowds. BBC News channel. (BBC News)
Palestinians prepare to bury poet Aug 13, 2008
Olympic pandas draw crowds. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (BBC News)
Death penalty after couple murder Aug 13, 2008
Olympic pandas draw crowds. London's lost property revealed. (BBC News)
Clumsy children face obesity risk Aug 13, 2008
Page last updated at 23:36 GMT, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:36 UK. Clumsy young 'face obesity risk. (BBC News)
Russians seek wisdom, powers, peace of the mysterious pyramid Aug 10, 2008
Behind glass counters stacked with stuffed pandas, jewelry, and stone eggs, Olga Vorobyova keeps watch. Three years ago, when she took a job peddling crystals and water in the pyramid, she was sick and weighed down with troubles. (Boston Globe)
Day by day highlights Aug 7, 2008
And there's more chance of seeing pandas than a Hills Hoist at this opening ceremony. Live from the Birds Nest, China gets the ball rolling on Beijing 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Teachers recall trip to China Aug 7, 2008
Greulich s refusal to leave Beijing without seeing the pandas led the twosome on an adventure of hiring a taxi to go the Beijing Zoo without speaking Chinese and the driver not speaking English. Eight Giant Pandas are part of a special exhibit at the Beijing Zoo during the 2008 Olympic Games ... Most visitors to China will carry a camera with them to snap a picture of the pandas as well as other amazing sites in the country. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Balloon Priest's Body Identified Using DNA Jul 30, 2008
(2:13)By some estimates, there are as many as 1,600 wild pandas that may be in danger after China's massive earthquake. Their bamboo forest and water supply could all be destroyed. (CBS News -- World)
Quest of a simple woman from the countryside Jul 26, 2008
" The trip was also the first time my mother-in-law had the opportunity to visit a Zoo. "I saw monkeys, giraffes, elephants, fox, wild pigs, bear, pandas, even a gorilla. It was just like on TV." It was the first time she has eaten Western food or visited a McDonalds' restaurant. She found the taste of the McDonalds' food OK but not so delicious. And she said it was a little expensive. "But," she added, "the environment is great. (Xinhuanet, China)
South China Tigers Teeter on Brink of Extinction Jul 13, 2008
"This project is of course more difficult than the panda project, because pandas are a national conservation priority," Xu added, saying he was now lobbying the government for funding, without which the project might not get off the ground. "If the (South China) tiger can help preserve wild habitat as opposed to being simply a source of conflict right now ... that's going to be positive for tigers and biodiversity," said Philip Nyhus, a tiger expert from Colby college in the US who advises the... (Planet Ark, United States)
* Name competition launched for newborn black bear Jul 13, 2008
Chen pointed out that both Formosan Black Bears and pandas are listed as protected animals because of their endangered status. Chen called on Kaohsiung citizens to treat the bears with the same respect that Chinas pandas enjoy ... Formosan Black Bears are as rare as Chinas pandas, she told the crowd. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Mas flimflam appeals to the sheep Jul 13, 2008
Now that we have a new administration, we are going to get pandas ... Pandas may be cute, but they are fluff; not only are they fluff, but they are expensive fluff ... The argument will come and had been used by several zoos around the world, that the zoo attendance will shoot up and people will spend money on T-shirts, stuffed pandas made in China and so on. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Panda, Refugee From Quake, Gives Birth To Cubs Jul 8, 2008
There were 63 pandas living at Wolong before the earthquake, Chinese officials said. One panda was killed by the quake, and another is still missing. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Experts propose 2 bln investment plan to rebuild quake-ravaged panda reserve Jul 8, 2008
BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese experts have drawn up a plan to rebuild the quake-devastated Wolong nature reserve, a major habitat of giant pandas in southwestern Sichuan Province, with an investment of 2 billion yuan (290 million U.S. dollars) ... Bamboo was buried or destroyed, threatening the life and health of pandas ... According to the plan drawn up by the Wolong reserve, Beijing University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the new panda research center includes a 650-square meter... (Xinhuanet, China)
LARRY BACKUS | SPECIAL TO THE GREEN VALLEY NEWSThe Giant Panda of China is a highly threatened endangered species. China has 239 giant pandas in captivity and another 27 living outside the country. It is estimated only 1,600 are living in the wild. Jul 6, 2008
China has 239 giant pandas in captivity and another 27 living outside the country. It is estimated only 1,600 are living in the wild. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Panda Moved After China Quake Gives Birth Jul 6, 2008
Guo Guo Was Among Dozens Of Giant Pandas At Wolong Nature Reserve ... She was among the dozens of Giant Pandas who'd been living at the , which was heavily damaged ... And Sichuan is also home to most of the 1,600 pandas living in the wild. (WNBC.com, NY)
Animals amok Jun 27, 2008
---BBC filmmakers announced in June that they had captured, for perhaps the first time ever, an episode of pandas mating in the wild, for the Wild China TV series. A male is shown fighting off other males to coax a female down from a tree. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
NBCOlympics.com: Women's track trials preview Jun 26, 2008
From the limestone towers of Guilin to the Shaolin monks of Dengfeng with pandas idling between, China awaits. Olympics On TV. (MSNBC -- Sports)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Jun 24, 2008
Hau will visit the Shanghai Wild Animal Park, where he hopes to gain a better understanding of how Shanghai zoo authorities take care of pandas. Hau will also visit a project aimed at developing Shanghais Hongqiao Airport into a multiple transportation hub. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
nurses accept SAHO offer Jun 24, 2008
"Antosh said there are some details that address the mentorship program in the final offer, and any additional agreements can be done through letters of understanding outside the bargaining process.SAHO was hopeful the union would ratify the offer, which must also be approved by the individual health regions. SAHO has requested the health regions complete their ratification vote by July 4.Longmoore said the next step is to contact SAHO as quickly as possible, and ink the agreement soon, so... (Canada.com)
Red pandas doing well Jun 20, 2008
EDMONTON -- Two tiny additions to Edmonton's only family of red pandas are doing well, says the Valley Zoo ... Red pandas are "critically rare," with only about 2,000 to 5,000 in the wild. (The Province)
National Zoo's panda might be pregnant again Jun 20, 2008
But there's no reliable pregnancy test for pandas, and this could be a false alarm. Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated in March with semen from Tian Tian (tee-YEN tee-YEN), the zoo's male giant panda. (WCAX.com, VT)
