
Nov 8 - By Associated Press
Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda.
Sep 20 - By Associated Press
Sixty pandas relocated last year from a famous Chinese nature reserve after their breeding center was severely damaged by a massive earthquake will return home after repairs in 2012.

Jul 15 - By Associated Press
Two red panda cubs abandoned by their mother at birth are thriving at a northern China zoo thanks to milk and loving care from an unlikely surrogate mother — a dog, state media reported on Thursday.

Apr 19 - By Associated Press
China has moved the last batch of pandas still living in a world-famous preserve badly damaged in last year's devastating earthquake to a nearby facility, state television reported Sunday.

Mar 21 - By Associated Press
Eight pandas were being readied for their journey back to central China on Sunday, ending a 10-month stay at the Beijing Zoo that was extended after their nature reserve was badly damaged in last year's massive earthquake, state television said.

Jan 26 - By Annie Huang, Associated Press Writer
Two giant pandas from China captivated thousands of Taiwanese on Monday, but the playful bears failed to completely disarm spectators from the rival island.

Dec 22 - By Associated Press
Legislative aides from Taiwan's pro-independence opposition donned panda suits Wednesday, part of a public relations effort by anti-China lawmakers to paint the mainland's panda gift as a stalking horse for its pro-unification agenda.

Dec 12 - By Gillian Wong, Associated Press Writer
China said Wednesday a pair of long-promised giant pandas symbolizing "peace, unity and friendship" will be sent to Taiwan next week in the latest sign of warming ties between the two once-bitter rivals.

Oct 3 - By Audra Ang, Associated Press Writer
Everyone needs some chicken soup for the soul — even pandas.
Sep 9 - By Associated Press
China said Wednesday it is ready to send two long-promised pandas to Taiwan by the end of the year in the latest sign of improved ties between the rivals.
Jul 22 - By Associated Press
Four giant panda cubs were born within 14 hours at a breeding center in southwest China, a mini baby boom for the rare animals, a state news agency reported Sunday.

Jun 23 - By Audra Ang, Associated Press Writer
Pandas living in earthquake-hit southwest China are facing a food shortage and some have been evacuated to temporary shelters because of the threat of landslides and other hazards, an official said Tuesday.

Jun 17 - By Associated Press
Pandas living in an earthquake-hit part of southwestern China have been evacuated to temporary shelters due to the continuing threat of landslides and other hazards, a forestry bureau report said Tuesday.

Jun 9 - By Cara Anna, Associated Press Writer
Mao Mao the panda's remains were gently laid in a wooden crate and wheeled to a patch of ground in China's famed Wolong Nature Reserve where a freshly dug grave awaited.
May 29 - By Cara Anna, Associated Press Writer
The world's most famous panda reserve wants to find a new home after its current one was badly damaged by this month's deadly earthquake in China.

May 21 - By Associated Press
Eight pandas reached Beijing safely Saturday after a long journey from their damaged reserve near the epicenter of the recent earthquake in China.
May 12 - By Associated Press
Three giant pandas are missing from the world's most famous panda reserve after the earthquake and five staff members were killed, a Chinese official said Sunday.

Nov 11 - By Henry Sanderson, Associated Press Writer
Giant pandas are being forced to move from a remote mountainous area in southwestern China due to food shortages as their staple bamboo withers, an animal expert said Monday.

Apr 2 - By Michael Casey, AP Environmental Writer
After panda porn failed to spark amour, Thai zoo authorities turned Monday to artificial insemination in the hope of impregnating their lone female giant panda.
Apr 27 - By Associated Press
A panda research center in southwest China is planning its first release into the wild of a panda bred in captivity, the official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday.
Mar 31 - By Stephan Grauwels, AP Writer
Tuan Tuan the panda won't be following in the footsteps of his mother and grandparents as a goodwill ambassador for China. Taiwan on Friday rejected China's offer of the panda and a female mate, Yuan Yuan, in the latest sign of a hardening attitude toward its communist neighbor.