Does China own all pandas?
Not quite. In the wild, giant pandas only live in China but
captive ones have been sent to zoos around the world as gifts
since the Fifties. None of those pandas are still alive though
and, since 1984, almost all pandas have been given to zoos on a tenyear
lease. They remain Chinese
property and so do any cubs born
in captivity from the leased pandas.
There are a few exceptions, however.
In 2008 China gave, rather than
leased, a pair of pandas to Taiwan
and in August 2013 they were
successfully bred to produce a third
Taiwanese panda, called Yuan Zai.
captive ones have been sent to zoos around the world as gifts
since the Fifties. None of those pandas are still alive though
and, since 1984, almost all pandas have been given to zoos on a tenyear
lease. They remain Chinese
property and so do any cubs born
in captivity from the leased pandas.
There are a few exceptions, however.
In 2008 China gave, rather than
leased, a pair of pandas to Taiwan
and in August 2013 they were
successfully bred to produce a third
Taiwanese panda, called Yuan Zai.
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