Tag: Species Conservation

Panda Diplomacy: Why the U.S. needs to work with foreign nations for the sake of conservation. (Op-Ed)

Panda Diplomacy: Why the U.S. needs to work with foreign nations for the sake of conservation. (Op-Ed)

The first pandas came to American zoos after President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China in 1972— every panda in the U.S. was loaned under contract. China let these contracts expire due to tensions in Washington, effectively taking back almost every giant panda in American zoos. Not only were zoogoers saddened by the news, but […]

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