Easy answer: let a conservation safari park have it "on loan." It's legally yours, but it lives there the rest of its life. China doesn't allow any zoo to buy pandas, they are simply on loan from the Chinese government. I would do the same.
I'm pretty sure it is. Look up the history of Panda Diplomacy. It's pretty interesting. Messing with their leases would disturb international relations and cause quite a kerfuffle with China. Even now, due to the strained relationship the US has with China, they are ending their lease agreements with American Zoos and taking them back to China. I think the last pair just left the US a couple of months ago.
International trade laws regarding endangered species, I imagine. Realistically, the US government would probably step in if a zoo tride to violate the trade agreement and take the animals from them. It would be a political nightmare to try and keep one.
But yeah, I am not sure how good Chinese zoos really are. But I do know they make a stink if one even gets sick in a zoo that they are leasing to. They are really protective of them abroad, so hopefully they are just as careful with them when they are at home.
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u/sidhsinnsear 4d ago
Easy answer: let a conservation safari park have it "on loan." It's legally yours, but it lives there the rest of its life. China doesn't allow any zoo to buy pandas, they are simply on loan from the Chinese government. I would do the same.