finnish zoo plans to return giant pandas early, finnish ministry of foreign affairs: purely commercial decision
2024-09-27
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[global times reporter xing xiaojing and shen sheng] a finnish zoo said earlier this week that it plans to return the giant pandas "huabao" and "jinbaobao" on loan from china later this year. on the 25th, hapakoski, the director of finland's akhteri zoo, responded to relevant inquiries from a reporter from the global times. he said that returning the giant pandas early was a difficult decision. based on the consideration of its own current situation, the zoo made a decision after consultation between china and finland. after friendly consultations, all parties agreed that sending the giant pandas back to china was the best solution. "it is our honor to care for these pandas in ahteri," he said.
data map: giant panda "huabao" (visual china)
hapakoski said that since 2020, the zoo has been facing many challenges, most of which were unpredictable. there are many reasons for the current situation, such as the reduction in the number of tourists caused by the new crown epidemic and the russia-ukraine conflict, as well as the sharp increase in inflation and interest rates in finland.
"chinese partners have given unprecedented help and support, and the akhteri zoo has also made many efforts." hapakoski said that the zoo decided to return the giant pandas in advance based on consideration of its own current situation.
in april 2017, china and finland signed relevant documents to cooperate in conducting research on giant panda protection for a period of 15 years. giant pandas "golden baobao" and "huabao" arrived in finland in january 2018. in march of the same year, the china-finland giant panda conservation research cooperation project was officially launched.
according to reports, this is the first pair of chinese giant pandas welcomed in northern europe. the eagerly awaited finns voted for their finnish nicknames from more than 4,000 candidate names: the finnish name of "huabao" is "pilu", which means "heavy snow"; the name of "golden baby" is "lu". rice", its original meaning is also "snow".
"the current situation of giant pandas is very good!" hapakoski said that the female panda "lumi" (also known as "golden baby") has returned to normal after experiencing a "pseudo-pregnancy" and has begun to enjoy bamboo. . "pilu" (also known as "huabao") has been in good condition. he also said that visitors can still see the pair of pandas in the zoo until october 20 this year. the panda house will then be closed to the public and the pair will spend the last month of isolation at the ahteri zoo.
in the interview, hapakoski told the global times reporter, "we will hold a farewell party for the giant pandas, and we hope that tourists will come to wish the giant pandas a smooth return to china."
according to a reuters report on the 25th, a spokesman for the finnish ministry of foreign affairs said that the return of the giant pandas is a commercial decision of the zoo and does not involve the finnish government and should not affect relations between finland and china. the chinese embassy in finland said in a statement to reuters that despite china's efforts to help the zoo, the two countries finally jointly decided to return the giant pandas after friendly consultations.
regarding the fact that two giant pandas traveling to finland will be returned to china early this year, the "china wildlife conservation association" wechat public account announced on the 24th that china and finland, through friendly consultations, have prioritized the health and welfare of the giant pandas. set off and jointly decided to bring back the two giant pandas traveling to finland within this year. in the next step, both parties will maintain communication and cooperation to jointly make preparations for the breeding and management of giant pandas and their return to china.
the association also said that during the cooperation between china and finland in giant panda conservation research, the two sides not only established a good cooperative relationship and friendship, but also made positive progress in giant panda breeding and management, technical exchanges, public education and enhancing the friendship between the two peoples. results.
