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Article: Fish and Wildlife Service approves Memphis Zoo's importation of two Giant Pandas.
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- March 21, 2003
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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 March 2003-US FWS: Fish and Wildlife Service approves Memphis Zoo's importation of two Giant Pandas(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it had issued a permit to the Memphis Zoological Gardens in Tennessee to import two captive-bred giant pandas from China under the agency's Giant Panda policy.
"The Service views permits as conservation tools for building partnerships at home and abroad and for enhancing our ability to support new wildlife conservation initiatives," said Kenneth Stansell, the Service's Assistant Director for International Affairs. "This permit is a ...