Japan's last 2 pandas to return to China in January
TOKYO — The only two giant pandas remaining in Japan will be returned to China in late January, it was learned Monday. Xiao Xiao, male, and Lei Lei, female, are twins born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in 2021. But they are to be sent to China, which holds their ownership, by February 2026 under an agreement between the Tokyo metropolitan government and the China Wildlife Conservation Association, metropolitan government sources said. Their departure will put an end to nearly 55 years of panda conservation efforts in Japan, which started in 1972 with the arrival of Kang Kang and Lan Lan, […]...Keep on reading: Japan's last 2 pandas to return to China in January
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