Can zoos breed pandas?

Despite all of the challenges of breeding Pandas in captivity, the past 20 years have seen dramatic increases in the number of successful captive births. Much of this success comes from the development of behavioral management strategies, guided by the application of scientific knowledge.



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With diplomatic tensions running high between Beijing and a number of Western governments, China appears to be gradually pulling back its pandas from multiple Western zoos as their agreements expire.

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The Chinese government, which gifted the first pair of pandas - Hsing Hsing and Ling Ling - to the U.S., now leases the pandas out for a typical 10-year renewable term. The annual fee ranges from $1 million to $2 million per pair, plus mandatory costs to build and maintain facilities to house the animals.

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