Comments on: Are U.S. Zoos Getting Out of the Giant Panda Business? http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:01:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: hayley http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-6484 Tue, 04 Apr 2006 01:46:51 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-6484 i totally agree with #10 pandas are loveable but we can't just enjoy them for ourselves they have feelings and families i don't think we should take them out of the wild just to put in zoos to look at imagine if you were in a boring enclosure with people staring at you all day you wouldn't like it would you? why can't we just let them be and not destroy their habitats!!!!!! i totally agree with #10
pandas are loveable but we can’t just enjoy them for ourselves
they have feelings and families i don’t think we should take them out of the wild just to put in zoos to look at
imagine if you were in a boring enclosure with people staring at you all day
you wouldn’t like it would you?
why can’t we just let them be and not destroy their habitats!!!!!!

]]> by: Gloria http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5551 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 04:49:26 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5551 Kudos to Dr Lindburg. You are not only a great scientist but also a great animal lover. Kudos to Dr Lindburg. You are not only a great scientist but also a great animal lover.

]]> by: Chi P. Nguyen-Zeh http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5498 Sat, 11 Mar 2006 01:08:13 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5498 Oh no......I am devastated by this news . There ought to be a way that we (the U.S.) can have some of our very own Giant Pandas. China should have loaned us those Pandas free of cost. On top of it the cost of our Panda Research Team to successfully produce each Giant Panda Cub is so tremendous and we have to pay the Chinese Government $600,000 for each surviving cub? I think we should get to keep all of the surviving cubs at no charge. What can we do to help? Believe it or not there are still so many people not aware of how precious and rare these Giant Pandas are. I brought Tai Shan's picute with me to a casino; while playing the slot machine I put his picture in front of the machine. One lady said "Oh what a cute Koala". I told her that he is a Panda, his name is Tai Shan. She then asked me "is he yours" (oh, how I wish he is). It took me 15 minutes to give her a little history of Tai Shan and his ancestord. After the lady left, another one walked by and said "oh, how cute" then she asked me "what kind of animal is that? Is that yours? etc....Needless to said, I am disappointed at the fact that obviously there are still many many people out there still not aware of how rare and precious these gentle and wonderful Giant Pandas are. And perhaps that is why we don't get enough help to raise the funds that we need to maintain those wonderful Giant Pandas here with us. Maybe Animal Planet Channel can help to do an annual "Pandathon" or even other networks, to educate the world and bring more awareness to help these wonderful Giant Pandas. I have been buying Lotto tickets every day. I might get lucky and rest assured "PANDA HEAVEN" shall come true. It might sound crazy to you, but that is my ultimate dream. For the moment, I will send sponsor the Panda packages from National Zoo as a gift to every single friend and for every single occasion (Birthday, Christmas, Valentine, etc...). I know it's not much but I hope my friends will follow my pattern and do the same for their friends. It might add up. What about PIXAR production? How about creating a movie cartoon about these cutest Panda Cubs. Who can say "no" to those cutest faces from Tai Shan, Su Lin, Hua Mei, Mei Sheng. I am enjoying watching Tai Shan and Su Lin daily on the webcam. But I also hate to think of the day they are leaving us. They are truely the cutest, most adorable, gentle, wonderful, etc....cubs! Oh no……I am devastated by this news . There ought to be a way that we (the U.S.) can have some of our very own Giant Pandas. China should have loaned us those Pandas free of cost. On top of it the cost of our Panda Research Team to successfully produce each Giant Panda Cub is so tremendous and we have to pay the Chinese Government $600,000 for each surviving cub? I think we should get to keep all of the surviving cubs at no charge. What can we do to help?

Believe it or not there are still so many people not aware of how precious and rare these Giant Pandas are. I brought Tai Shan’s picute with me to a casino; while playing the slot machine I put his picture in front of the machine. One lady said “Oh what a cute Koala”. I told her that he is a Panda, his name is Tai Shan. She then asked me “is he yours” (oh, how I wish he is). It took me 15 minutes to give her a little history of Tai Shan and his ancestord. After the lady left, another one walked by and said “oh, how cute” then she asked me “what kind of animal is that? Is that yours? etc….Needless to said, I am disappointed at the fact that obviously there are still many many people out there still not aware of how rare and precious these gentle and wonderful Giant Pandas are. And perhaps that is why we don’t get enough help to raise the funds that we need to maintain those wonderful Giant Pandas here with us.

Maybe Animal Planet Channel can help to do an annual “Pandathon” or even other networks, to educate the world and bring more awareness to help these wonderful Giant Pandas. I have been buying Lotto tickets every day. I might get lucky and rest assured “PANDA HEAVEN” shall come true. It might sound crazy to you, but that is my ultimate dream. For the moment, I will send sponsor the Panda packages from National Zoo as a gift to every single friend and for every single occasion (Birthday, Christmas, Valentine, etc…). I know it’s not much but I hope my friends will follow my pattern and do the same for their friends. It might add up.

What about PIXAR production? How about creating a movie cartoon about these cutest Panda Cubs. Who can say “no” to those cutest faces from Tai Shan, Su Lin, Hua Mei, Mei Sheng. I am enjoying watching Tai Shan and Su Lin daily on the webcam. But I also hate to think of the day they are leaving us. They are truely the cutest, most adorable, gentle, wonderful, etc….cubs!

]]> by: Lisa Anderson http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5415 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 06:36:14 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5415 Christine, I read <em>Lady and the Panda </em>a couple months ago and am trying to recall the specifics of Ruth's "baby" Su Lin's zoo home. It seems that the Bronx Zoo had first dibs, but when Ruth came back with Su Lin in tow, they hemmed and hawed about the deal. Brookfield Zoo ponied up the $$ for Ruth's second expedition to China, and became the first zoo in the US to have a panda. Christine, I read Lady and the Panda a couple months ago and am trying to recall the specifics of Ruth’s “baby” Su Lin’s zoo home. It seems that the Bronx Zoo had first dibs, but when Ruth came back with Su Lin in tow, they hemmed and hawed about the deal. Brookfield Zoo ponied up the $$ for Ruth’s second expedition to China, and became the first zoo in the US to have a panda.

]]> by: Michelle http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5396 Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:13:09 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5396 I too would like to see a panda in NY, but on the other side - I live in Buffalo. We have a great zoo here. Maybe one day we'll add a panda to our wonderful zoo. I too would like to see a panda in NY, but on the other side - I live in Buffalo. We have a great zoo here. Maybe one day we’ll add a panda to our wonderful zoo.

]]> by: TAMI http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5387 Sun, 05 Mar 2006 21:10:11 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5387 Wow!!!! We just need to hold a positive thought…visualize our pandas remaining in the United States for a very long time to come..visualize the means of financial support is ours to have…we will create this I feel it in my heart..keep positive always.. And thank you for all that you all share with all the animals, especially our panda bears!!! Wow!!!! We just need to hold a positive thought…visualize our pandas remaining in the United States for a very long time to come..visualize the means of financial support is ours to have…we will create this I feel it in my heart..keep positive always.. And thank you for all that you all share with all the animals, especially our panda bears!!!

]]> by: Candy Coleman http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5385 Sun, 05 Mar 2006 16:38:04 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5385 #39 - Candy, it sounds pretty possible from what I've read so far regarding the Henry Doorly Zoo. Perhaps Suzanne, Don, or Ellie might know. I used to live across the river from the zoo and now live a couple hours away. If you haven't been there, it is a great zoo. Su Lin was sooooo cute making a mud pie of herself the other day, and you got the impression that Mama Bai didn't find it as charming as I did. LOL For those who love Shi Shi as much as I do, I heard from my friend at that zoo a couple of days ago, and he says that Shi Shi appears to be totally blind now. Poor old guy. #39 - Candy, it sounds pretty possible from what I’ve read so far regarding the Henry Doorly Zoo. Perhaps Suzanne, Don, or Ellie might know. I used to live across the river from the zoo and now live a couple hours away. If you haven’t been there, it is a great zoo.

Su Lin was sooooo cute making a mud pie of herself the other day, and you got the impression that Mama Bai didn’t find it as charming as I did. LOL

For those who love Shi Shi as much as I do, I heard from my friend at that zoo a couple of days ago, and he says that Shi Shi appears to be totally blind now. Poor old guy.

]]> by: Lady http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5384 Sun, 05 Mar 2006 15:57:19 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5384 I caught a georgous shot of Mei Sheng this morning. The way he was posed, there were colored leaves in the foreground looking like flowers. I caught a georgous shot of Mei Sheng this morning. The way he was posed, there were colored leaves in the foreground looking like flowers.

]]> by: Christine (NJ) http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5380 Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:47:23 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5380 #42, Lulu: I THINK Ruth Harkness's panda Su Lin went to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, but I do know that The Bronx Zoo had two pandas about a decade later, Pandee and Pandah, I think. If you type "famous pandas" into a search engine, you can learn more. I just learned that The Bronx Zoo is planning to phase out its elephants, a move that shows both how expensive it is for a zoo to have elephants and how endangered elephants are in American zoos. That story is a great one to remind us that there are many endangered species out there. You go, girl; propose pandas to the Bronx Zoo! #44, Kay: I'm afraid Tai will only have a short time with a new baby elephant, since gestation takes 22 months! However, I think he already gets to experience 4-year-old Kandula, Shanthi's current calf. Kandula is quite a headstrong little guy--and trumpets regularly! I've even heard him on the panda cam, so there's no doubt that Tai hears this too! What on earth must he think?! Despite all of the buzz here about possible pandas at other US zoos, the only one I've heard solid reports about is Oakland. I think you should join forces with Lulu to get pandas at the Bronx Zoo! By the way, I lived in Brooklyn for 10 years--do you mean the Prospect Park Zoo? #42, Lulu: I THINK Ruth Harkness’s panda Su Lin went to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, but I do know that The Bronx Zoo had two pandas about a decade later, Pandee and Pandah, I think. If you type “famous pandas” into a search engine, you can learn more. I just learned that The Bronx Zoo is planning to phase out its elephants, a move that shows both how expensive it is for a zoo to have elephants and how endangered elephants are in American zoos. That story is a great one to remind us that there are many endangered species out there. You go, girl; propose pandas to the Bronx Zoo!

#44, Kay: I’m afraid Tai will only have a short time with a new baby elephant, since gestation takes 22 months! However, I think he already gets to experience 4-year-old Kandula, Shanthi’s current calf. Kandula is quite a headstrong little guy–and trumpets regularly! I’ve even heard him on the panda cam, so there’s no doubt that Tai hears this too! What on earth must he think?! Despite all of the buzz here about possible pandas at other US zoos, the only one I’ve heard solid reports about is Oakland. I think you should join forces with Lulu to get pandas at the Bronx Zoo! By the way, I lived in Brooklyn for 10 years–do you mean the Prospect Park Zoo?

]]> by: Kay http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5379 Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:33:48 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/are-us-zoos-getting-out-of-the-giant-panda-business/#comment-5379 Thanks to #42 Lulu, I meant Bronx zoo. I must not be so much of a New Yorker to confuse the names. :) Thanks to #42 Lulu, I meant Bronx zoo. I must not be so much of a New Yorker to confuse the names. :)

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