The Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, USA, Saturday (April 8th), local time (April 8), a farewell ceremony for the giant panda "Yaya". "Yaya" will stay at the end of this month and return to China.
Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency and surging news reports, Memphis Zoo held a celebration on Saturday to commemorate the 20 -year cooperative relationship between the zoo and the China Zoo Association, and say goodbye to the panda "Yaya".About 500 people attended the event, and thousands of people watched the live broadcast of the zoo on the social media platform.
According to the local TV station of Memphis, the zoo has invited an invitation to the surrounding communities. I hope everyone will wish Yaya a journey to China to be safe.On the day of the event, the public signed a farewell letter for "Yaya", and a Kung Fu school in Tennessee also conducted cultural performances.
According to the Memphis Zoo spokesman previously introduced, "Yaya" is expected to stay in the zoo until the end of this month and then return to China.
According to the previous report from the Chinese media, when "Yaya" returns to China, it will enter from Shanghai. After the relevant quarantine will be carried out, the Beijing Zoo will send staff to receive it. The Shanghai Zoo provides assistance to support.
Data show that the female panda "Yaya" was born in Beijing Zoo in 2000 and is 23 years old.The male panda "Lele" in Shanghai Zoo went to Memphis Zoo together.The first lease contract of the two giant pandas in the United States expired in 2013, and then the garden renewed for 10 years until it expired on April 7 this year.
In recent years, the American people and animal protection organizations have repeatedly reported that "Yaya" has a large area of skin diseases, and it is also suspected of malnutrition and diarrhea.In February of this year, after Memphis Zoo announced the death of 25 -year -old "Lele", the situation of "Yaya" attracted the attention and protest of Chinese netizens.
