Why Has Australia Set To Become Home To Two New Giant Pandas?


A new pair of giant pandas have been offered to Adelaide Zoo in a swap for the popular duo who have called the zoo home for the past 15 years. Chinese Premier Li Qiang made the announcement at the zoo this morning, thanking South Australia for looking after Wang Wang and Fu Ni so well. "We will provide a new pair of equally beautiful, lovely and adorable pandas to the Adelaide Zoo". I'm sure they will be loved and taken good care of by the people of Adelaide, South Australia, and Australia." Zoos SA chief executive said visitation increased by 150,000 people in the first year of the panda's arrival, and the pair had continued to remain one of the most popular parts of the zoo 15 years on. What are your thoughts LiveTribers? Why has Australia set to become home to two new giant pandas?

Posted by on 03 Jul 2024

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    MS

    They need to come clean and tell all members what exactly is going on?

    Posted by MS on 16 Jul 2024
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    MS

    Why doesn't China raise them instead of foreign countries?

    Posted by MS on 13 Jul 2024
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    MS

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    MS

    Why does Australia have to pay for their bears? It's China's problem. Shouldn't the money go to saving our own native species? China has enough money to protect the pandas. Let them deal with their own issues.

    Posted by MS on 11 Jul 2024
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    Hispania

    E cause the SA community love having the pandas here and zoo life doesn’t seem to create any disadvantages for them. It would seem a hollow zoo without them and we do need the possibility of panda babies so we had to swap over.

    Posted by Hispania on 10 Jul 2024
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    mact

    Simply because the Albanese Govt.is currently on major suckup mode with the CPA....enough said. Pussy Panda Diplomacy

    Posted by mact on 09 Jul 2024
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    Enchantress

    My thoughts are that this is a good way to promote communication and relationships between our countries. Animal conservation is important and this is a positive step in creating cooperation and awareness. Pandas are so cute and funny to watch play. It's vital to put politics to one side and work together for all animals and our environment.

    Posted by Enchantress on 07 Jul 2024
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    MS

    Australia isn't the world's keeper. We should look after only Aussie natives. Besides, it's a bit cruel Puting such large animals in zoos. If China looked after their own animals and environment properly then there would be no need for this. Silly idea!

    Posted by MS on 13 Jul 2024
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    LissaCaldina

    This exchange is part of China’s “panda diplomacy,” aimed at strengthening international relations.

    Posted by LissaCaldina on 07 Jul 2024
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    CILLY0

    If the new pair do become parents, then imagine the visitation to the zoo then. I guess that's why they have done it, but I hate feeling beholden to the Chinese due to their current way of acting.

    Posted by CILLY0 on 06 Jul 2024
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    Paula

    If South Australia has $1000000 a year to pay for a pair of Panda's then good luck to them.

    Posted by Paula on 04 Jul 2024
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    ere

    While I've had issues with other sites, especially one large Australian site (not so pure), with surveys that crash, conveniently when submitted, and there's no survey record on your page. Payments aren't received or you get 3/4 of the way through a survey and suddenly you don't match their criteria I've found this site to be one of the better ones. Payments could be higher, IMO they are low but apart from 'Anna's' pointless and usually weird surveys I've no issues here.

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    CILLY0

    Agree about this happening on other sites, but haven't found a problem with this site.

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    ere

    Why has Australia set to become home to two new giant pandas? So that our PM can suck up more to the Chinese, even more than he does currently, and get more photos of him taken by the press for his family album in a pointless attempt to look like he knows how to run a country - and failing badly.

    Posted by ere on 03 Jul 2024
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    MS

    He's an egotistical pig!

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