据加拿大广播公司（CBC）报道，因受新冠肺炎疫情影响，进口大量新鲜竹子变得非常困难，加拿大艾伯塔省卡尔加里动物园（The Calgary Zoo）决定提前两年将两只大熊猫“二顺”和“大毛”送回中国。

The Calgary Zoo is shipping two giant pandas back to China years ahead of schedule due to difficulty obtaining bamboo amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 由于疫情期间难以获得新鲜竹子，卡尔加里动物园将把两只大熊猫送回中国，这比预期归还时间提前了几年。
Zoo staff have struggled to import enough bamboo to feed giant pandas Er Shun and Da Mao — who are on loan to Canada from China until 2023 — due to flights being disrupted by the pandemic. 因为航班受疫情影响严重，为了进口足够量的竹子喂饱二顺和大毛，动物园工作人员可谓焦头烂额。这两只大熊猫是加拿大从中国租借的，租期到2023年。

Canada's Calgary Zoo to return two pandas to China because it can't get enough bamboo to feed them

The Calgary Zoo in Canada is sending two giant pandas back to China due to a shortage of bamboo.
The zoo said in a statement that it usually flies in bamboo from China to feed the animals, but the Covid-19 pandemic had disrupted flights and caused delays in supplies.
The duo, named Er Shun and Da Mao, were supposed to stay in Canada until 2023 as part of a 10-year agreement with China, but the zoo decided to send them back early out of concern that delays could worsen if there's a second wave of coronavirus cases.
A panda's diet consists almost entirely of fresh bamboo, the Calgary Zoo said, and the animals typically eat about 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of it each day.
Much of the bamboo Er Shun and Da Mao ate before the pandemic was flown in directly to Calgary from China, but those flights have been canceled.
Giant pandas Da Mao and Er Shun arrived in Toronto in 2014.
The zoo said it tried to find new bamboo suppliers to keep the pandas fed, but encountered several logistical issues. They also worry that these new supply lines could be disrupted at a moment's notice, leaving the pandas completely without food.
"We believe the best and safest place for Er Shun and Da Mao to be during these challenging and unprecedented times is where bamboo is abundant and easy to access," the president and CEO of the Calgary Zoo, Dr. Clément Lanthier, said in a statement. "This was an incredibly difficult decision to make but the health and well-being of the animals we love and care for always comes first."
Er Shun and Da Mao arrived in Canada in 2014 and spent five years at the Toronto Zoo before moving to Calgary in March 2018 with cubs Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue, the Calgary Zoo said. Those cubs have been moved to China, CNN media partner CBC reported.
Lanthier told CBC that the zoo began the process to move the pandas a few weeks ago and hopes to have permits approved this week, though he would like to see the process expedited.
Giant pandas are among some of the rarest animals on the planet, though efforts to preserve the species have shown some success in recent years. In 2016, the giant panda's status was upgraded from "endangered" to "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. There are only an estimated 1,864 of them living in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
China has for years sent giant pandas abroad as a sign of friendship and cooperation between Beijing and other countries as part of a campaign known as "panda diplomacy," offering foreigners a chance to see these animals in person while also fostering ties between governments.

听到两只“滚滚”要回家的消息，网友们纷纷变身老母亲“喊话”：欢迎回家！竹子管够！


【相关词汇】 熊猫债券 panda bond（境外和多边金融机构等在华发行的人民币债券） 熊猫外交 panda diplomacy（中国将“国宝”大熊猫赠送给关系友好的国家，以增进两国之间的友谊） 濒危物种 endangered species
极危物种 critically endangered species 易危物种 vulnerable species 圈养大熊猫 captive pandas

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