The Calgary Zoo will send its two giant pandas back to China over a shortage in bamboo supply amid the coronavirus pandemic, the zoo's president announced on Tuesday
Bamboo shortage sends pandas back to China years ahead of schedule Location: Calgary, Canada Calgary Zoo has been unable to import enough bamboo to feed two giant pandas File because of flight restrictions globally The pandas arrived in Canada in 2014 Courtesy: Fedex as part of a 10-year agreement But the pair are being sent back to China where they’ll find an abundance of bamboo Bamboo makes up 99% of a giant panda’s diet They consume around 88 lbs of it per day
A Canadian zoo is being forced to return its pandas to China early as the pandemic has caused a shortage of bamboo. Veuer’s..
In China social distancing guidelines have applied to everyone, including the country's famous panda bears.