baby pandas from the Belgian zoo Pairi Daiza will go to China

The two baby pandas from the Belgian zoo of Pairi Daiza, in Brugelette, and their big brother, will be visible for the last time this Sunday, November 10, before leaving for China.

All that remains is this Sunday, November 10 to visit the baby pandas at the Pairi Daiza zoo, in Brugelette (Belgium). After a few days of mandatory quarantine, they are preparing to leave for China, with their big brother.

“It’s going to leave a huge void,” laments a visitor at the microphone of BFM Grand Lille.

“It’s sad, because we wonder if the parents are going to do it again, if there will be any again,” remarks another.

Parents on loan from China

Their departure takes place within the framework of the collaboration between the zoo and China for the conservation of the species, which was endangered.

“In the 1980s, there were around 1,200 giant pandas left in the wild. During the last census it was found that there are currently more than 1,800 giant pandas in the wild. So the population is increasing” , congratulates Catherine Vancsok, scientific director of the Pairi Daiza foundation.

And added: “This is a sign that conservation efforts, both on the ground and in wildlife parks, are bearing fruit.”

The twins were born in Belgium in August 2019, three years after that of their big brother, Tian Bao. The parents are on loan from China for 15 years. Arriving in 2014, they were welcomed with great fanfare by the Belgian Prime Minister.