China and the USA are working towards transferring a pair of big pandas to San Francisco in 2025.
The China Wildlife Conservation Affiliation and the San Francisco Zoo signed a letter of intent on big panda conservation cooperation in Beijing on Friday.
The letter states that the events will make preparations in accordance with laws and technical requirements to switch the pandas to San Francisco, which additionally acquired a pair of big pandas on mortgage from China for 3 months in 1984.
Within the Nineteen Nineties, China and the U.S. began cooperative analysis on big panda safety within the wild, together with breeding, and illness management and therapy. The international locations have collectively bred 17 child cubs since then.
Lin Jian, spokesman of the Ministry of Overseas Affairs, stated at a latest information convention that the large panda just isn’t solely a nationwide treasure, however liked by folks all over the world, and the large panda is an envoy and bridge for friendship.
He stated China and the U.S. have tackled many technical issues on big panda conservation and breeding, and have promoted know-how exchanges and enhanced safety of endangered animals and crops, which has boosted friendship and communications between the international locations.
Li Desheng, deputy director of the China Conservation and Analysis Heart for the Large Panda, stated that worldwide cooperation on big pandas and loaning them abroad can let folks all over the world higher perceive the species.
He stated the large panda is native to China, and the nation is prepared to share safety and analysis experiences with the world and see good outcomes from cooperative analysis.
“We have labored out some issues together with panda’s estrus, being pregnant and child cub breeding, however we nonetheless have another troublesome diseases or ailments but to be tackled,” he stated.
He stated that China has cooperated with 20 international locations and areas on big panda conservation and analysis for the reason that Nineteen Nineties, together with Spain, Finland, Japan and the USA.
A radical analysis of the large panda’s dwelling atmosphere, breeding capability and animal medical companies is carried out earlier than selecting a rustic to cooperate with on analysis, he added.
