Overview
- Huan Huan and Yuan Zi, both 17, gave a final public feeding on Sunday after being in quarantine since October 26 under health protocols.
- A specially equipped truck is set to depart the zoo at 5:00 a.m. Tuesday for Paris-Charles de Gaulle under gendarmerie escort before an approximately 12-hour flight to Chengdu.
- The zoo says the repatriation was decided in consultation with Chinese authorities as part of the international conservation, research and breeding program.
- Director Rodolphe Delord reports Huan Huan has non-serious kidney issues and says this accelerated a return originally expected in 2027.
- Their twin daughters, Yuandudu and Huanlili, will remain at ZooParc de Beauval at least until 2027, and the zoo says discussions continue on hosting new pandas.