Smithsonian Zoo closes and ends popular panda live cams as government shutdown continues
NBC News·2025-10-14 16:49
Everybody comes to the zoo, they go, they see the panda, then they come across the street, they get a panda pop, but now they just get the panda pop. Is that the closest people are going to get to see the pandas. This is the closest that people will get to see the pandas, unfortunately.It's not just federal workers feeling a pinch of a government shutdown. Pandas are also being impacted by the funding crisis and anyone who wants to come here to see them. The Smithsonian Zoo, museums, and research centers, w ...