Kai Kai & Jia Jia, Singapore’s future panda couple, could arrive this September, up to six months later than the originally planned date. But there is ‘no rush’, as long as they arrive at their new home at the upcoming River Safari in Mandai at least three months before their public debut. This is slated
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After years of mounting excitement, Kai Kai and Jia Jia will arrive in Singapore in 2012. It is expected that they arrive in March. The cuddly duo from China have been eagerly awaited since 2009 when their loan to Singapore to mark 20 years of diplomatic ties was flagged. People can get to see them
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Singapore, 16 March 2011 – After a six-month-long nationwide contest, the names of Singapore’s two most highly anticipated soon-to-be ‘permanent residents’ have been selected from nearly 1,000 entries submitted by the public last year. A distinguished judging panel has picked “Kai Kai” (凯凯) and “Jia Jia” (嘉嘉) as the new names for the two Giant
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The nation-wide competition by Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) to name the two giant pandas which will arrive in Singapore next year has been extended to 31 December 2010 due to overwhelming responses. Over a thousand entries have been submitted since June and WRS has received many requests from the public to extend the deadline. In
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Singapore Airlines has been named the Official Airline for the Giant Panda collaborative programme between Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) and the China Wildlife Conservation Association. WRS and Singapore Airlines have signed a sponsorship agreement under which the Airline will transport the pandas to Singapore and provide air tickets for training and exchange programmes. Under the
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Night Safari and Singapore Zoo are home to many different types of flora and fauna, and these award-winning wildlife parks recently added a variety of new bamboo species to their collection – all cultivated in anticipation of the arrival of a male and female giant panda from China next year. On loan to parent company
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Singapore, 15 June 2010 – Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) and CapitaLand have launched a nation-wide competition today to name the pair of Giant Pandas which will arrive in Singapore in 2011. The pair of male and female pandas will be on loan to WRS from the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA) as part of a
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Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS), the parent company of award-winning attractions Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, Singapore Zoo and the upcoming River Safari, celebrates a significant milestone today with the ground-breaking of Asia’s first river-themed wildlife park. River Safari, which will be the world’s largest repository of fresh water animals and many critically endangered animals like
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WRS will receive a breeding pair of giant pandas from the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA). The two pandas, which are scheduled to arrive in Singapore in the second half of 2011, will have a new home at the River Safari, the fourth and latest nature park by WRS. The construction of the River Safari
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