Chengdu Determined to Save Panda from Extinction

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Adorable, cute, sweet, lovely are among many of the adjectives people often used to describe the animal Panda. With its black and white fur, it is not a surprise to dolls forming its figure sold everywhere across the world. Originating from China, this particular animal has grows in each and every person’s heart, especially those living in the region where it came from.

One of tour guides in the city of Chengdu, Zou Wenli shared how panda’s laidback life is every Sichuan’s population ultimate ‘dream’. According to him, locals have yearned for a life that is as easy as a panda’s life where focus concentrated mostly on eating and sleeping.

“Can you imagine, all they do is eat and sleep. When the heat outside is too unbearable, they just go into their cage which is facilitated with air con,” Zou good-humoredly explained.

Panda’s cuteness however, makes the larger portion of worldwide population forget the fact that panda’s population is now on the brink of extinction. With human population continues to grow overtime and leave no room for panda to reside in its habitat as human construction activities underway, it is not unquestionable to see these lovely creatures subjugated from the likeliness of its whole disappearance in the future.

A drastic change to the environment could pose a fatal threat to the very survival of these panda. As many as 250 panda in the mountainous area of Qionglai and Minshan have lost their lives due to famine in 1974 through to 1983. This is primarily because the areas where they retained food have been transformed into largely constructive areas and thus they do not have any source of food for everyday need.

Following such worrying incident, Sichuan Forestry Department along with Chengdu zoo professionals initiated Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding where they were determined to rescue and treat sick and dying panda and evacuate them to the zoo where they will receive extra special treatment.

The period of 1963 through to 1993 is a period where the Research Base successfully rescued and treated 63 sick wild panda with results confirming that 75% turned healthy as before and being set free into the wilderness.

Up until now, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding continues to cherish the very existence of panda and determined to rescue them from the likeliness of disappearance.

China has previously outlined its ambition to send one of its precious panda to Indonesia. Taman Safari Indonesia in Cisarua, Bogor has already made necessary preparations for the safe arrival of the special guest from China. It is expected that the panda will arrive in Indonesia by this year. (Akp)