The Great Panda Debate



Pandas

Everything you need to know about Pandas from WWF

Chinese Panda Research base

Panda Debate
Official Press Release from Edinburgh Zoo

Nice two page article from The Evening News about Panda and Edinburgh Zoo debate

Independent Newspaper article on new pandas

Overview of the debate from BBC

Some articles on the trade debate with China

BBC article about trade with China

BBC article on Scotland and China trade

Independent newspaper article on pros and cons of relationship

Independent article on China's human rights record

Amnesty International articles on China's human rights record

China Human Rights article with nice bit on history behind it

Zoos

A good starting point for any debate topic is Debatabase which gives pros and cons on an argument and suggests additional sites to check. For their debate on zoos click here

Some other site you might find of use on the Zoo debate are:

Captive Breeding - WWF Policy Statement (gives a nice overview)

Scotsman Newspapers news stories on Edinburgh Zoo

American Veterinary Medical Association article on zoo ethics

Why do we have zoos?

Are zoos cruel?

Born Free - zoo check  they are against zoos

PETA Zoo article again they are against zoos.