Tai Shan Farewell Celebration

January 30
11 a.m-3 p.m.

Come wish Tai Shan a fond farewell!

Tai Shan, the Zoo's four-and-a-half-year-old giant panda, leaves for China on February 4 to be part of the breeding program that will help sustain giant panda populations in the wild. Giant pandas are endangered—only about 1,600 are left in the wild. Since his birth on July 9, 2005, Tai Shan has delighted millions of people from around the world.

Join us at the Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat to celebrate Tai Shan and the Zoo’s ongoing commitment to giant panda conservation. It’s your chance to come say goodbye to Tai Shan and learn about how the Zoo worked to conceive, raise, and care for Tai Shan, as well as its other pandas, Mei Xiang, and Tian Tian.

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ActivitiesAndEvents/Celebrations/TaiShan/default.cfm

Tai Shan was born in 2005 at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. The giant panda turned four last July, and now it's time for him to relocate to China. This Saturday, January 30, there will be a farewell celebration for Tai Shan at the National Zoo. Tai Shan will leave the zoo on February 4.

Tai Shan is going to China to be part of a panda breeding program. Giant pandas are endangered, with fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the wild. China's giant panda breeding program will help sustain the numbers of wild pandas.

http://kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/kidsnews/