Zoo Atlanta enters talks with China to restart giant panda program

Twin giant panda sisters Mei Huan, rear, and Mei Lun, play with their presents filled with biscuits as they celebrate their second birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Zoo Atlanta is making plans for the potential return of some of their most beloved residents.

Zoo officials announced on Feb. 19 that they’ve started talks with partners in China about bringing the giant panda program back to the Grant Park facility.

Zoo Atlanta is also in the preliminary design phase of an expansion to the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Giant Panda Conservation Center, located in the Asian Forest Zone section of the facility.