Original title: Giant pandas “Meixiang”, “Tiantian” and “Little Miracle” living in the United States are expected to return to China within the year
Reporters learned from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration on October 24 that the repatriation of giant pandas whose return to China was delayed due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic is proceeding in an orderly manner. The giant pandas “Mei Xiang”, “Tian Tian” and “Little Miracle” who have attracted much public attention in the United States are expected to return to China within the year.
Photo courtesy of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration
The relevant person in charge of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said that giant pandas are an endangered species unique to my country and are also “envoys of friendship” loved by people around the world. In order to jointly protect this species, since the 1990s, my country has carried out cooperative research on giant panda protection with 26 institutions in 20 countries, including the United States and Russia, focusing on giant panda breeding, disease research, science education, etc., and has successfully Breed 41 giant panda cubs, resulting in 68 cubs.
“Countries that cooperate with my country on giant pandas have not only built high-standard breeding and display venues, but also established high-level breeding, medical and scientific research teams to actively carry out conservation and scientific research exchanges with China,” the person in charge said. Over the years, international giant panda partners have jointly overcome a series of technical problems in the fields of giant panda conservation and breeding, disease prevention and control, and reintroduction into the wild. While promoting giant panda protection, they have also led to an improvement in the overall level of global wildlife protection.
Photo courtesy of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration
He said that in order to ensure the health and safety of giant pandas traveling abroad, the State Forestry and Grassland Administration continues to improve the international cooperation management mechanism, strengthen supervision and guidance, strengthen the protection and supervision of giant pandas traveling abroad, conduct regular exchanges and summaries of project progress, and dispatch experts The team went to all overseas cooperative institutions to conduct on-site inspections and assessments. During the COVID-19 epidemic, domestic experts also successfully promoted the smooth birth of giant pandas living in Singapore, South Korea and other countries through online guidance and exchanges.
According to the on-site inspection and evaluation conducted by the State Forestry and Grassland Administration of 23 overseas cooperative institutions in 19 countries where my country’s giant pandas live, the current health status of my country’s overseas giant pandas is generally good, and some elderly giant pandas in poor health have also received proper medical treatment. and well cared for. All overseas cooperative institutions generally meet the requirements in terms of venue construction, feeding and care, and disease prevention and control measures.
It is understood that my country is currently conducting cooperative research on giant panda protection with 19 countries including Japan, the United States, and Austria, and the total number of giant pandas living abroad has reached 63. (Reporter Hu Lu)
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2023-10-24 14:27:00
