Russians seek wisdom, powers, peace of the mysterious pyramid Aug 10, 2008
Behind glass counters stacked with stuffed pandas, jewelry, and stone eggs, Olga Vorobyova keeps watch. Three years ago, when she took a job peddling crystals and water in the pyramid, she was sick and weighed down with troubles. (Boston Globe)
Day by day highlights Aug 7, 2008
And there's more chance of seeing pandas than a Hills Hoist at this opening ceremony. Live from the Birds Nest, China gets the ball rolling on Beijing 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Teachers recall trip to China Aug 7, 2008
Greulich s refusal to leave Beijing without seeing the pandas led the twosome on an adventure of hiring a taxi to go the Beijing Zoo without speaking Chinese and the driver not speaking English. Eight Giant Pandas are part of a special exhibit at the Beijing Zoo during the 2008 Olympic Games ... Most visitors to China will carry a camera with them to snap a picture of the pandas as well as other amazing sites in the country. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Balloon Priest's Body Identified Using DNA Jul 30, 2008
(2:13)By some estimates, there are as many as 1,600 wild pandas that may be in danger after China's massive earthquake. Their bamboo forest and water supply could all be destroyed. (CBS News -- World)
Quest of a simple woman from the countryside Jul 26, 2008
" The trip was also the first time my mother-in-law had the opportunity to visit a Zoo. "I saw monkeys, giraffes, elephants, fox, wild pigs, bear, pandas, even a gorilla. It was just like on TV." It was the first time she has eaten Western food or visited a McDonalds' restaurant. She found the taste of the McDonalds' food OK but not so delicious. And she said it was a little expensive. "But," she added, "the environment is great. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Name competition launched for newborn black bear Jul 13, 2008
Chen pointed out that both Formosan Black Bears and pandas are listed as protected animals because of their endangered status. Chen called on Kaohsiung citizens to treat the bears with the same respect that Chinas pandas enjoy ... Formosan Black Bears are as rare as Chinas pandas, she told the crowd. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Mas flimflam appeals to the sheep Jul 13, 2008
Now that we have a new administration, we are going to get pandas ... Pandas may be cute, but they are fluff; not only are they fluff, but they are expensive fluff ... The argument will come and had been used by several zoos around the world, that the zoo attendance will shoot up and people will spend money on T-shirts, stuffed pandas made in China and so on. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
South China Tigers Teeter on Brink of Extinction Jul 13, 2008
"This project is of course more difficult than the panda project, because pandas are a national conservation priority," Xu added, saying he was now lobbying the government for funding, without which the project might not get off the ground. "If the (South China) tiger can help preserve wild habitat as opposed to being simply a source of conflict right now ... that's going to be positive for tigers and biodiversity," said Philip Nyhus, a tiger expert from Colby college in the US who advises the... (Planet Ark, United States)
Panda, Refugee From Quake, Gives Birth To Cubs Jul 8, 2008
There were 63 pandas living at Wolong before the earthquake, Chinese officials said. One panda was killed by the quake, and another is still missing. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Experts propose 2 bln investment plan to rebuild quake-ravaged panda reserve Jul 8, 2008
BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese experts have drawn up a plan to rebuild the quake-devastated Wolong nature reserve, a major habitat of giant pandas in southwestern Sichuan Province, with an investment of 2 billion yuan (290 million U.S. dollars) ... Bamboo was buried or destroyed, threatening the life and health of pandas ... According to the plan drawn up by the Wolong reserve, Beijing University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the new panda research center includes a 650-square meter... (Xinhuanet, China)
LARRY BACKUS | SPECIAL TO THE GREEN VALLEY NEWSThe Giant Panda of China is a highly threatened endangered species. China has 239 giant pandas in captivity and another 27 living outside the country. It is estimated only 1,600 are living in the wild. Jul 6, 2008
China has 239 giant pandas in captivity and another 27 living outside the country. It is estimated only 1,600 are living in the wild. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Panda Moved After China Quake Gives Birth Jul 6, 2008
Guo Guo Was Among Dozens Of Giant Pandas At Wolong Nature Reserve ... She was among the dozens of Giant Pandas who'd been living at the , which was heavily damaged ... And Sichuan is also home to most of the 1,600 pandas living in the wild. (WNBC.com, NY)
Animals amok Jun 27, 2008
---BBC filmmakers announced in June that they had captured, for perhaps the first time ever, an episode of pandas mating in the wild, for the Wild China TV series. A male is shown fighting off other males to coax a female down from a tree. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
NBCOlympics.com: Women's track trials preview Jun 26, 2008
From the limestone towers of Guilin to the Shaolin monks of Dengfeng with pandas idling between, China awaits. Olympics On TV. (MSNBC -- Sports)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Jun 24, 2008
Hau will visit the Shanghai Wild Animal Park, where he hopes to gain a better understanding of how Shanghai zoo authorities take care of pandas. Hau will also visit a project aimed at developing Shanghais Hongqiao Airport into a multiple transportation hub. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
nurses accept SAHO offer Jun 24, 2008
"Antosh said there are some details that address the mentorship program in the final offer, and any additional agreements can be done through letters of understanding outside the bargaining process.SAHO was hopeful the union would ratify the offer, which must also be approved by the individual health regions. SAHO has requested the health regions complete their ratification vote by July 4.Longmoore said the next step is to contact SAHO as quickly as possible, and ink the agreement soon, so... (Canada.com)
Red pandas doing well Jun 20, 2008
EDMONTON -- Two tiny additions to Edmonton's only family of red pandas are doing well, says the Valley Zoo ... Red pandas are "critically rare," with only about 2,000 to 5,000 in the wild. (The Province)
National Zoo's panda might be pregnant again Jun 20, 2008
But there's no reliable pregnancy test for pandas, and this could be a false alarm. Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated in March with semen from Tian Tian (tee-YEN tee-YEN), the zoo's male giant panda. (WCAX.com, VT)
Wash. state earthquake aid fills empty planes bound for China Jun 18, 2008
Some said they hoped the area's pandas would be safe, too. The letters included addresses in case the recipients wanted to start a pen-pal relationship. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Webcams to the world Jun 16, 2008
By pointing your browser to the millions of web cameras - or webcams - plugged into the internet all over the planet, you can do that plus check the elephants in Africa, watch cuddly pandas in China, peep into the streets of Moscow and see a true French baker prepare his daily bread in Paris. Such cameras, though not always reliable because of their varied locations, time differences and broadband connection speeds at both ends, give us a small window to the world. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Mystery to memory: Surreal time spent in China will linger forever Jun 16, 2008
It is that, and so much more: A place where densely forested mountains jut thousands of feet into the air in the middle of the congested cityscape; a place where caves of hallucinatory beauty pierce deep into the earth; a river town where fishermen can still feed a family; and a place where we finally learned why so few pandas died in the recent Sichuan earthquake. "This is because they do not wear shoes," explained Forster matter-of-factly one day, as we cruised along in the countryside. (Missoulian, MT)
Stanford News Jun 13, 2008
When you think of a panda, you think big bear-like black and white animal, but according to my research, "panda" is actually the Nepalese name for "small, cat-like animal." The Red Pandas, unlike the Giant Pandas, are not related to bears, but to skunks, weasels and raccoons. There are only 2,500 mature Red Pandas remaining in the wild and their numbers continue to decline as bamboo forests are being destroyed and because they are illegally hunted for their fur ... So, it is really neat that... (Pine Plains Register Herald, NY)
Marking another loss from quake Jun 11, 2008
The facility was badly damaged by the May 12 quake but officials initially thought all 64 pandas had survived ... As He Changgui, Mao Mao's keeper, turned away red-eyed after the burial, the director of US-based Pandas International, Suzanne Braden, put her arm around him ... The endangered panda is revered as a national symbol in China, where about 1,600 pandas live in the wild, mostly in Sichuan and the neighboring province of Shaanxi. (Boston Globe)
China holds funeral for panda killed by earthquake... Jun 11, 2008
The world famous panda center was badly damaged by the May 12 quake but officials initially thought all 64 pandas had survived ... As the others left, the director of the U.S.-based Pandas International, Suzanne Braden put her arm around He ... Forty-seven pandas continue to live at Wolong, while one other panda, Xiao Xiao, remains missing. (The Drudge Report)
China: Quake Lake Crisis Over Jun 11, 2008
Forty-seven other pandas still live at Wolong, while others have been moved to Sichuan's provincial capital of Chengdu and Beijing. More from. (Time.com)
Relief as China "quake lake" drains at speed Jun 10, 2008
Mao Mao was one of six pandas that went missing after the tremor ruined the breeding centre and killed five staff workers. The other five pandas had been found alive. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Forum sets out radical drugs plan Jun 9, 2008
Page last updated at 00:45 GMT, Monday, 9 June 2008 01:45 UK. The forum wants to see rooms where addicts can inject safely. (BBC News -- UK)
City C-charge 'to go ahead' Jun 9, 2008
Page last updated at 00:08 GMT, Monday, 9 June 2008 01:08 UK. Manchester C-charge 'to go ahead. (BBC News -- UK)
Survivor's storiesMeet the boy who beat cancer and has written two books for charity Jun 9, 2008
Page last updated at 07:28 GMT, Sunday, 8 June 2008 08:28 UK. Cancer boy's stories help charity. (BBC News -- Health)
Turkish leaders face court case Jun 9, 2008
Noisy pandas compete for sex. Spanish hauliers' fuel strike. (Yahoo News -- Turkey)
Clipping wingsSoaring fuel costs threaten to undermine India's aviation dream Jun 9, 2008
Noisy pandas compete for sex. Moon missiles' tested in UK. (BBC News -- Business)
Moors victim body search 'active' Jun 8, 2008
" Hindley and Brady were jailed for life in 1966 for the murders of Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and 17-year-old Edward Evans. Brady was also convicted of murdering 12-year-old John Kilbride while Hindley was an accessory. More than 20 years later the pair confessed to killing Keith Bennett and 16-year-old Pauline Reade, but have not been charged with the crimes. Brady is serving his sentence at Ashworth Hospital on Merseyside. Hindley died in prison six years ago. Bookmark with: MOORS MURDERS LATEST... (BBC News -- UK)
Footballer held over death crash Jun 8, 2008
" Later the club added that it wished to send its condolences the family and friends of the two boys who have died. "They are very much in our thoughts and prayers at this sad time," the club said. Luke McCormick is a former England youth international and was twice voted the club's young player of the season. Anyone with information is asked to contact Staffordshire Police. Bookmark with: RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites FROM OTHER... (BBC News -- UK)
Facing Parkinson's'I don't want to be hidden away from the world' Jun 8, 2008
Page last updated at 23:02 GMT, Saturday, 7 June 2008 00:02 UK. I don't want to be hidden away. (BBC News -- UK)
New guidance given on autism care Jun 8, 2008
Page last updated at 12:44 GMT, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 13:44 UK. The public health minister has announced new guidelines on autism. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
Cost of crime Jun 8, 2008
Page last updated at 09:11 GMT, Saturday, 7 June 2008 10:11 UK. Bulgaria under pressure over crime. (BBC News -- Europe)
Carbon offset chocolate is candy 'with conscience'... Jun 7, 2008
And it has recently partnered with the Wildlife Conservation Society to sell animal-shaped gum drops and candy dispensers topped with pandas, monkeys and penguins which help protect endangered species. "What we're really trying to do is send the message that candy companies aren't just about sugary sweets. We care as well, and also send the message of eat healthy, be active, be au'some," said assistant business manager Evelyn Chan. (The Drudge Report)
More of this story Jun 7, 2008
Think of them as following in the line of the giant inflatable gorillas, pandas and other animals that a few years ago stood on the roofs of businesses, including auto dealerships, as a way to attract eyeballs. "Things become in vogue and something becomes trendy, and it appears that the condo and apartment buildings are using them the majority of the time," said Larry Steven Londre, an advertising professor at USC and owner of Londre Marketing Consultants. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Kung Fu Panda: Wise Heart, Sweet Art Jun 6, 2008
Are pandas the new penguins. Has animal adorability traded in its dinner jacket for two black eyes. (Time.com)
China quake batters ancient sites, tourism Jun 3, 2008
Conditions there remain so poor that the Chinese government last week arranged an emergency food shipment of about five tons of bamboo for the 47 pandas still at the reserve. Chengdu resident Chen Bin drove to Qingcheng mountain with a carload of friends and family to check out the damage. (MSNBC -- Travel)
* The problem in mixing politics and mammals Jun 3, 2008
Aside from economic topics, the meeting between Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (dB) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (JA) reconfirmed plans for the gift of two giant pandas to Taiwan. In response to questions during a legislative interpellation session, Minister of Agriculture Chen Wu-hsiung (Z) said that, in principle, the sooner the pandas arrive, the better ... But Chinas gifts of giant pandas have almost always been related to political purposes X... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Mars lander flexes its robot arm May 30, 2008
Page last updated at 23:42 GMT, Thursday, 29 May 2008 00:42 UK. A Nasa orbiter took this image of Phoenix on the surface of Mars. (BBC News)
Cheese mites and other wonders May 30, 2008
" A week after Sputnik's launch, viewers were told about orbits The programme featured ex-Astronomer Royal Sir Harold Spencer Jones using a massive globe to explain to a baffled public why a satellite would remain in orbit and not just fall back to earth. Another scientist explained how a rocket worked, while the programme ended with a young Patrick Moore agreeing with other experts that manned spaceflight was possible and that man would have walked on the Moon by the end of the century.... (BBC News -- UK)
Rock cult or nice kids that do their homework? May 30, 2008
" Send us your comments using the form below. My 16 year old daughter is regularly insistant that emos are not depressive or suicidal. Her music and clothing choices are not unique, every generation have had a "look". I can honestly say my daughter's circle of emo friends are the nicest kids and are welcome at our house anytime. Sharon Devine, Wigan Surely just repackaged Goths...Mike, London As the mum of two emo children I have to say I see little difference in their clothes, make-up and... (BBC News -- UK)
Ambulance 'bully' claims probed May 30, 2008
Page last updated at 19:51 GMT, Thursday, 29 May 2008 20:51 UK. The investigation team will be independent, it was confirmed. (BBC News -- UK)
Infection cot death link probed May 30, 2008
Page last updated at 23:24 GMT, Thursday, 29 May 2008 00:24 UK. Placing babies on their backs has cut cot death rates. (BBC News -- UK)
Forget the gym - if you're stressed out get down the farm May 30, 2008
Page last updated at 01:41 GMT, Friday, 30 May 2008 02:41 UK. Farm trips may 'alleviate stress. (BBC News -- UK)
UN Experts Warn Of Economic Cost Of Species Loss May 30, 2008
European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said the study proved biodiversity was not just about saving pandas and tigers but underscored the need to preserve natural wealth. "The report shows we are eating away at our natural capital and making ourselves vulnerable to climate change," he said. (Planet Ark, United States)
Taiwanese donations to quake zones top 780 mln yuan May 30, 2008
Yang added that Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, a pair of pandas the mainland has promised to send to Taiwan, are getting good care following the quake ... He expressed hope that with cross-Strait efforts, the pandas will eventually arrive in Taiwan safe and sound ... The animals were rescued shortly after the quake, which badly damaged the Wolong reserve and left several pandas at large. (Xinhuanet, China)
Zoo sends aid to pandas in China May 29, 2008
Two pandas from Wolong Animal Sanctuary have gone missing ... Edinburgh Zoo is due to become only the eighth in the world to be given breeding-aged pandas from the reserve ... The pandas were to arrive in April 2009 but may come sooner due to the disater. (BBC News -- Science)
Rain, chemicals add to China lake fears May 29, 2008
Conditions remain so bad that the government last week arranged an emergency food shipment of about 5 tons of bamboo for the 47 pandas still at the reserve ... Some pandas have been moved to another breeding center in Chengdu, and eight were flown to Beijing last weekend for a previously scheduled stay at for the Olympics. (USA Today -- News)
Hu: Opportunity for cross-Strait relations should be cherished May 29, 2008
Hu pledged support to sending "Tuantuan" and "Yuanyuan," a pair of pandas the mainland has promised to send to Taiwan people as gifts, to Taiwan as soon as possible ... He expressed hope that the giant pandas, which people in Taiwan, especially children, are very fond of, can come to live in Taiwan soon. (Xinhuanet, China)
Bumbling Bernier Quits May 27, 2008
Minister left classified documents at home of former girlfriend. Canwest News Service Published:Tuesday, May 27, 2008. (National Post)
Infotainment May 26, 2008
Newly arrived giant pandasBEIJING: Newly arrived giant pandas enjoy a light moment at the zoo. Eight giant pandas from the quake-hit Sichuan province were airlifted to Beijing to add cheer to the upcoming Olympics. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Soldiers race to blast clear China 'quake lake' May 26, 2008
Xixi, one of two pandas from the reserve still at large, was apparently in good health. Several of the reserve's pandas, among the world's most endangered species, have been taken to another reserve amid food shortages. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
China fights flood threat in earthquake zone May 26, 2008
Also Monday, Xinhua reported that one of the two pandas still missing after the earthquake had been found ... The pandas had been missing from the famed Wolong panda reserve, located near the epicenter in central Sichuan province. (Florida Times-Union)
China: 69 dams in danger after earthquake May 25, 2008
Fresh bamboo was being trucked in for the pandas, center official Zhou Xiaoping told Xinhua ... Two pandas were still unaccounted for after the quake. (FOX 11, AZ)
Ban visits China's earthquake zone May 25, 2008
Also on Saturday, eight pandas arrived safely in Beijing after a long journey from their damaged reserve near the epicenter of the quake. The pandas will spend the next six months at the Beijing Zoo on a special Olympic visit that had been planned long before the quake. (International Herald Tribune)
Rain threatens quake zone May 25, 2008
Tourism in Sichuan province known for its spectacular scenery, pandas and cultural attractions has suffered a terrible blow. China's national disaster headquarters, at a Saturday press conference in Beijing, put the number of confirmed earthquake dead at 60 560, with another 26,221 missing. (iAfrica.com)
Pandas bearing up, considering May 25, 2008
AS THEY chowed down on a snack, these six pandas showed little sign of the trauma they experienced during the May 12 earthquakes. Chinese paramilitary soldiers and workers have relocated (see pictures) the pandas within the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda ... Three pandas that disappeared after the quake have not been found. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
China, Russia blast U.S. missile defense plan May 24, 2008
May 23: Eight pandas have been moved from a quake-damaged nature preserve to Beijing, to represent the country during the summer Olympic games. MSNBC.com's Keva Andersen reports. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Why the thumbs-up won't go away May 24, 2008
$7 online stock trades. How did the gesture start. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Canada pledges $12M more in Burma aid May 24, 2008
Reuters Video: Two giant pandas still missing more than a week after Sichuan earthquake. Reuters Video: Talk of the town, Harrison Ford says he doesn't read reviews. (National Post)
China earthquake death toll above 55,000 May 23, 2008
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, soldiers of the Armed Police carry giant pandas before transporting them to the Ya'an preservation zone, (Xinhua, Chen Xie / AP) ... Six pandas were moved Friday from the damaged panda-breeding base in Wolong near the epicenter because of food shortages, the official Xinhua News Agency said. (Albany Times Union)
China eyes three years to rebuild quake zone May 23, 2008
Six rare giant pandas were evacuated from the famed Wolong breeding centre due to food shortages and damage from the earthquake, staff said Friday. Yahoo. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
