CHINESE PANDAS LE LE AND NAN NAN NIBBLE ON A BAMBOO SHOOT AT THE TOLEDO (OHIO) ZOO, OBLIVIOUS TO THE WAR CONSERVATION GROUPS ARE WAGING OVER THE RIGHT TO EXHIBIT THEM. THE PANDAS ARRIVED FROM CHINA ON MAY 14 AND WERE DISPLAYED PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME ON TUESDAY. EDWIN BERGSMARK, PRESIDENT OF THE TOLEDO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, SAID THE ZOO WILL CONTINUE ITS BATTLE WITH THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND AQUARIUMS TO KEEP THE EXHIBIT OPEN THROUGH AUGUST. THE TWO GROUPS CONTEND THAT THE TOLEDO DISPLAY IS A THREAT TO THE SURVIVAL OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES.
