PANDAS Will Be Back

"Yang Guang" and "Tian Tian" , two pandas living at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, may return home after the agreement expires this year, according to British media.

According to British media, the two pandas face the risk of returning home, mainly because the Royal Society of Scotland may not be able to pay a million pounds (8.79 million yuan) a year rent. The Royal Society of Scottish Animals, which runs Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park, lost £2 million last year to close the park, leaving them unable to pay the rent needed to renew their contracts.

David Feld, president of the Royal Society of Scots, is understood to be outspoken, saying that as a charity it will have to "seriously consider every spending cut, including the renewal of giant pandas, because of the" huge financial impact ".

As a popular giant panda, "Yang Guang" and "Tian Tian" have been popular with tourists for the past nine years, attracting millions of people to the zoo and arousing British interest in wildlife conservation. David Feld, president of the Royal Society of Scottish Animals, who signed the giant panda agreement, said he hoped Sunshine and Sweets would stay at Edinburgh Zoo for a few more years, but only if the goal was achieved in pounds.

To raise money, the zoo has received government loans and has taken steps to leave employees, lay off workers, call for donations and seek donations from members and animal lovers. However, the society's inability to access the government's zoo fund for small zoos has made it extremely difficult to raise money.

Of course, it is too early to say that "Yang Guang" and "Tian Tian" will return home. After all, the Royal Society of Scotland is still working hard and communication with the China Wildlife Conservation Association is normal.

It is said that the Edinburgh Zoo has tried several times during its 10 years in the UK to get "Tian Tian" pregnant, but it did not succeed until the lease expired.