In 2003, the giant pandas Lele and Yaya arrived at Memphis Zoo, Tennessee, USA, and began their sojourn for 10 years. In 20 13, the first lease contract expired, and then the garden renewed it with 10 until 2023. Some American volunteers revealed to the media that at present, apart from extensive skin diseases, suspected malnutrition and diarrhea, Yaya is accompanied by behavioral rigidity.

From mid-June, 5438 to October, 2023 10, the monitoring of Memphis Zoo showed that Lele, a giant panda, had obvious symptoms of diarrhea and hematuria. We urgently reported to China Zoo Association and Shanghai Zoo, and many overseas compatriots also called Memphis Zoo to warn them.

On February 2, 2023, China Zoo Association received a notice from Memphis Zoo in the United States that Lele, a 25-year-old giant panda who went to the United States to carry out a cooperative research project on giant panda protection, was found dead on the morning of February 1 local time in the United States. China deeply regrets this.

The United States announced the application for giant pandas to return to China

In March 2023, a document on the website of the Federal Gazette showed that the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) received an application from Memphis Zoo, which wrote: "The applicant applied to transfer the remains of a captive female giant panda, a male giant panda and biological samples of the giant panda to the zoo in China to promote the reproduction or survival of this species."

According to the website, the publicity period of this document officially started on March 13, lasting for 3 1 day and ended on April 12. At the end of the publicity period, USFWS will issue the license and publish an announcement in the Federal Register. At that time, you can use the license number to log on to the US government documents website.