Atlanta Zoo to Return Last Giant Pandas in U.S. to China
The departure of Atlanta's pandas marks the end of an era, but new arrivals are expected in San Francisco.
- Zoo Atlanta will return its four giant pandas to China by the end of 2024.
- The pandas are the last remaining in the U.S. after other zoos returned theirs earlier.
- San Francisco Zoo will receive new pandas in 2025 as part of ongoing 'panda diplomacy.'
- The panda loan program began in 1972 as a goodwill gesture from China.
- The return of the pandas involves extensive planning and international coordination.
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