Not too far from Mission Valley in San Diego, California, is the world-famous San Diego Zoo, one of just a handful of Zoos in the world that have some giant pandas.

The San Diego Zoo has been at the forefront of working with China on research to try to save the giant pandas from becoming extinct, and the Zoo's results in breeding the pandas here has been nothing short of amazing, with several pandas being born here. Our newest giant panda arrived on August 5, 2009, although at a mere four ounces, he was anything but giant.

Following Chinese tradition, cubs are given names after 100 days, and following San Diego Zoo tradition, the public gets to suggest names and then vote on those names.

Beginning Saturday, October 10, and ending on Monday, October 19, the public is invited to suggest names for the little fellow, now weighing in at a whopping 6.4 pounds.

In order to suggest a name, you have to visit the Giant Panda Research Station at the San Diego Zoo to deliver your suggestion in person. The suggested name should be Chinese (Pinyin), have an English translation, and be symbolic in meaning.

After the suggestion period ends, the Zoo's panda team will choose several of the suggestions to send to the Chinese Wildlife Conservation Association for approval. Once approved, the names will be posted on the Zoo's web site and it's FaceBook page for a final vote by the world.

The San Diego Zoo has five pandas now, the largest number of any Zoo in the United States. All the pandas in the United States, including the San Diego Zoo's, belong to China and are on loan here, typically at a significant cost to the Zoos. The San Diego Zoo spends one million dollars a year in payments to China for the privilege of having these pandas here, so when you come to San Diego for the 2009 NAR Convention in November, please make a trip to the Zoo to see the pandas. Your dollars support continued conservation and breeding efforts for threatened wildlife throughout the world.

I'll let everyone know when world-wide voting starts.

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