[Explanation] September 10 is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival.
Compared with the crowds of tourists in the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in previous years, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, the base became quieter.
Due to the epidemic, the giant pandas also spent a "quiet" Mid-Autumn Festival.
[Concurrent] Wu Kongju, Deputy Director of Animal Feeding Management Department of Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Every year during the festival season, we will arrange some enrichment methods for giant pandas, such as fruit enrichment or other enrichment methods, so that giant pandas can experience the joy of our festival.
For the breeders, we generally stay at the base, and we will prepare some for them during holidays, such as dried fruit, so that they can also experience the atmosphere of our festival, because they can't go home Reunion may also be about sticking to the post, so we have some small ideas to prepare some melon seeds and peanuts for them, so that they can get some relief after work, and this kind of relief for their homesickness.
[Explanation] Since the start of nucleic acid testing for all staff in Chengdu on September 1, the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base has been temporarily closed for closed-loop management.
Wu Kongju said that on this "special" Mid-Autumn Festival, the base will also use small videos and other means to let the giant pandas pass on the festival's joy to tourists, so that tourists can see the "closed-loop" life of giant pandas and experience this "peaceful" happiness .
Wu Kongju also told reporters that in order to meet the supply of bamboo for giant pandas in the park, more than 4,000 catties of bamboo and more than 5,000 catties of bamboo shoots are sent to Chengdu from more than 300 kilometers away every day to ensure that every giant panda can eat fresh and fresh food every day. plenty of food.
[Concurrent] Wu Kongju, Deputy Director of Animal Feeding Management Department of Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Our supplies are usually like panda's wowatou, apples, and other supplementary feeds. We are all very sufficient, and basically have such storage for 20 days to a month.
[Explanation] It is understood that from August to September each year, giant pandas give birth and raise their young.
The health of the giant panda mother and child has also been carefully cared for under the watch of the "Nursing Dads" and "Nursing Mothers" at the base.
[Concurrent] Wu Kongju, Deputy Director of Animal Feeding Management Department of Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
When the epidemic comes, we will make predictions in advance and keep all our staff at the base, especially our breeders are fully guaranteed, so that giant pandas can be smoothly in the summer, that is, in the childbirth season. Produced, well cared for, this one is totally fine.
So our giant panda cubs and giant panda "mother" and "daddy" are all doing very well.
[Explanation] At present, the panda base's panda breeding, child rearing, disease prevention and other work is being carried out in an orderly manner.
76 breeders are stationed at the panda base to ensure the daily life of giant pandas.
In addition, 54 personnel of security, greening maintenance, cleaning and sanitation, and logistics support have also entered closed-loop management to fully guarantee the normal life of giant pandas.
Reporter He Xi Anyuan reports from Chengdu
Responsible editor: [Ji Xiang]