Giant panda living in Washington, China announced that they branch in the U.S. to stay 5 years
China news agency, Washington, January 19 (Reporter De Yongjian) - China Wildlife Conservation Association in Washington, the Secretary-General announced on 19 Zang Chunlin, China panda couple - "Mei Xiang" and "Tian Tian" in the Washington Zoo "living" time will be further extended five years, until December 2015 only, the United States to pay an annual lease fee of $ 500,000.
Zang Chunlin day extension of the Sino-US cooperation panda briefing disclosed that since early December 2010, "Mei Xiang" and "Tian Tian" in the United States after the expiration of lease agreement, to a large number of Sino-US co-operation with Panda negotiations delayed the final agreement on the extension agreement with the United States.
"China fully into account the American people love and affection of giant pandas, giant pandas in the United States decided to couple 'Mika' and 'Tian Tian', the zoo will continue to conduct joint research in the United States for five years, since the December 2010 to December 2015 only. "Zang Chunlin said.
born in the Wolong giant panda couple, "Mei Xiang" and "Tian Tian" in 2000, the United States "living." At that time China and the U.S. agreed to lease two giant pandas period of ten years in the United States, the United States to pay an annual rental fee of millions of dollars for local Chinese panda protection and research.
years "living" life, "Mei Xiang" and "Tian Tian" a concern animal stars, waves of tourists attracted to the Washington Zoo. In 2005, the two "love crystal" - male panda "Tarzan" was born, becoming first the survival of giant pandas in the United States, the United States continued unabated in one fell swoop panda heat to a climax.
"Tarzan," the zoo has been in Washington long to 4 year old, the final agreement by the parties to return to China last February. Since then, the "Mei Xiang" and "Tian Tian" will be re-education "crystallized" into the concerns of many people, "Mei Xiang" is really showing in last year was "good news" signs, but in the end prove to be "false pregnancy."
19-day briefing, the State Forestry Administration of China-related officials, "Mei Xiang" and "Tian Tian" is still prime of life, the future possibility of having children is still producing a great woman. Extension of an agreement reached by China and the next 5 years, pandas anesthesia, estrus, breeding, nursery and other critical period, China will send experts to participate in the exchange guidance for the early to "Mei Xiang" and "Tian Tian" and then the breeding results . (End)
