Zoo raises $40K in campaign to keep pandas

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Thursday, July 09, 2009

Zoo Atlanta has raised more than $40,000 in the month since it announced a fundraising campaign to help keep its giant pandas.

The zoo launched the “Give So They Can Stay” program June 17 in hopes of bringing in $500,000 to keep the popular animals. The fundraising will continue through the end of the year.

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The zoo’s lease with China for its panda pair, Lun Lun and Yang Yang, is up this year. The couple has had two cubs — Mei Lan and Xi Lan — since 2006.

Mei Lan will return to China in the next year to breed, while Xi Lan will stay with his parents.

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