Douglas G. Myers, president/CEO, San Diego Zoo Global (left), and Consul General Zhang Ping of the People’s Republic of China in Los Angeles, celebrate the partnership and success of the Zoo’s giant panda program. On April 6, 2019, guests gathered to commemorate the successful end of San Diego Zoo Global’s giant panda research program, and the beginning of a new era of panda conservation, kicking off a three-week-long farewell celebration for giant pandas Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu.