Photo caption 2: Dr. Brandie Smith, the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, has spent decades working to save wildlife, including the iconic giant panda. Photo credit 2: Skip Brown, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Giant pandas 'PingPing' and 'FuShuang' to head to the USChangjiang Cloud News2026-04-24 10:19On April 23 local time, Zoo Atlanta announced that it had officially launched a new 'International Cooperat

Giant panda births are rare enough on their own. Seeing one born outside China is even more unusual, making each successful birth an important milestone for conservation programs worldwide. Now, visitors in Indonesia are finally getting to meet one of ...

The festivities drew hundreds of onlookers, who watched as keepers surprised Qing Bao with a special frozen birthday treat made from fruits and vegetables.

Giant pandas Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching-BOW] made their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. In a ceremonial opening of the Asia Trail exhibit, Brandie Smith ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s giant panda, Qing Bao (ching-BOW), will celebrate her 5th birthday Sept. 12 with a specially tailored fruitsicle cake. At 9 a.m., keepers will give Qing Bao access to her habitat, where her cake and several enrichment boxes will be set for her to explore.

Chengdu Xiongmao Jidi is a giant panda research and conservation campus in northern Chengdu, China. Its defining feature is a landscaped setting where bamboo, ponds, trees and animal enclosures form one visible environment.

President Trump is hailing the “truly great friendship” he’s forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his highly anticipated state visit at the White House.