Panda lady helps 'pandarazzi' let go of Tai Shan

WASHINGTON: Lisa Stevens is a very busy lady these days - answering numerous phone calls, and replying to thousands of letters and emails.

Not just that, she also has to console heartbroken children as well as adults.

The reason: Tai Shan, a 4-year-old panda and the favorite of many Americans young and old, will soon leave the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC for China.