China’s panda politics The United States, UK and Australia will soon bid farewell to their pandas in a likely indication of cooling relations with China 13 22 23 21 4 5 12 17 14 15 10 3 7 6 20 11 9 19 1 24 18 2 25 16 8 NUMBER OF PANDAS OUTSIDE CHINA, 2023 Panda staying at zoo Panda leaving zoo Country Zoo (map Number of One or more Return date* numbers) pandas resident since... Australia 1 Adelaide Zoo 2009 Nov 2024 Austria 2 Schönbrunn Zoo 2003 Belgium 3 Pairi Daiza Zoo 2014 Denmark 4 Copenhagen Zoo 2019 Finland 5 Ähtäri Zoo 2018 2024† France 6 ZooParc de Beauval 2012 Jul 2023 Germany 7 Berlin Zoo 2017 2024 Indonesia 8 Taman Safari – Bogor 2017 Japan 9 Adventure World 2000 Feb 2023 10 Kobe Oji Zoo 2000 Dec 2023 11 Ueno Zoo 2011 Feb 2023 Malaysia 12 Zoo Negara Malaysia 2014 Aug 2023 Mexico 13 Chapultepec Zoo 1990 Netherlands 14 Ouwehands Zoo 2017 Sep 2023 Russia 15 Moskovsky Zoopark 2019 Singapore 16 Mandai Wildlife Reserve 2012 Dec 2023 South Korea 17 Everland Resort 2016 Spain 18 Zoo Aquarium de Madrid 2007 Taiwan 19 Taipei Zoo 2008 Thailand 20 Chiang Mai Zoo 2003 Apr 2023‡ UK 21 Edinburgh Zoo 2011 Dec 2023 U.S. 22 Memphis Zoo 2003 Apr 2023 23 National Zoo 2000 Dec 2023 24 Zoo Atlanta 1999 2024 Qatar 25 Alkhor Park & Zoo 2022 At beginning of 2023, there were 75 pandas in captivity in 21 countries outside China. By close of 2024, that number will have fallen to 48 pandas, with Australia, Finland†, Thailand, UK and U.S. having none at all *To end of 2024. †May return due to zoo facing financial difficulties. ‡Panda died Note: Several panda returns were delayed by years due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions Sources: Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, GiantPandaGlobal.com Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS