The pandas have been one of the zoos main attraction and biggest commercial influence for the past decades, but now that the pandas are forced to returned to China, this change will affect the zoo, the pandas, and the people

With the Pandas gone, the San Diego Zoo will notice a decrease in attendance, popularity and ticket revenue. According to Howmuchisit.org, a panda exhibit cost $10 million to build. That’s $10 million wasted if pandas never return to the zoo

One of the pandas, Bai Yun, is 27, 28 in September. According to the World Wildlife Fund, pandas can live up to 30 years in captivity. For a panda that has lived in San Diego for last 23 years, it is not in the best interest to send her. Animals are known to stress in new environments plus the long flight home. I say we should let Bai Yun live out the remainder of her life at the San Diego Zoo.

There are only 3 other zoos in the United that have pandas and they are all located in the East Coast. Many people have expressed disappointment, including me, that the pandas are leaving. We might never see these adorable creatures in person ever again, unless we do something