Beijing News Recently, many netizens appealed to take the giant panda "Yaya" back home as soon as possible.

The staff of the Beijing Zoo said that the Beijing Zoo has already carried out comprehensive preparations for the giant panda "Yaya" to return to China.

　　In April 2003, "Lele" (male) from Shanghai Zoo and "Yaya" (female) from Beijing Zoo arrived in Memphis by plane as part of the Sino-US joint protection and research plan on giant pandas.

In December 2022, the Memphis Zoo in the United States announced that it will return the giant pandas "Yaya" and "Lele" who lived in the United States to China, ending the 20-year lease period.

　　As early as the beginning of 2022, some netizens pointed out that the living conditions of "Yaya" and "Lele" were not optimistic.

On February 1, 2023, local time in the United States, "Lele" passed away suddenly.

This also made netizens even more concerned about "Yaya"'s health, calling for "Yaya" to be taken back to China as soon as possible so that she can enjoy her old age in peace.

　　According to media reports, a person familiar with the matter said that the staff of the China Association of Zoological Gardens revealed: "According to the previous plan, relevant experts have already left for the United States. If the procedures are completed smoothly, Yaya will return to China in advance."

　　On February 23, a reporter from the Beijing News called the Beijing Zoo Visitor Service Center.

The staff said that the Beijing Zoo has already made comprehensive preparations for the return of the giant panda "Yaya".

"As for the time to return to China, the news we have now is that we will return to China when the contract expires on April 7." He said that if the caller feels that the news from the tourist service center is relatively behind, he can also leave a call and wait for the giant panda department in charge of the zoo - Call back from Animal Business Management.

However, at present, there are quite a lot of people who call "Yaya" every day to inquire about returning to China, so this department has to call 30 to 40 times a day, and it may take four to five days to wait.

　　China.com reported in January this year that Xie Zhong, a professor-level senior engineer and vice president of the China Association of Zoology, said that after giant panda lovers suggested that the giant panda "Yaya" was suspected of being "masochistic", the China Association of Zoology organized Chinese and foreign experts to investigate "Yaya". "Y" has undergone several health assessments, and it is judged comprehensively that no organic disease has been found, which belongs to the middle health level, and the giant panda has been well taken care of at the Memphis Zoo.

　　Another volunteer in the United States recently revealed to the media that "Yaya" currently has extensive skin diseases, suspected malnutrition, and diarrhea, as well as stereotyped behaviors.

The official website of the Memphis Zoo once explained, "From a phenotype point of view, this is not due to its nutrition, but its family inheritance. In general, 'Yaya' also suffers from chronic skin and fur diseases, which is not related to its It is related to his immune system and is affected by hormonal fluctuations. This condition does not affect his quality of life, but occasionally makes his coat look sparse and straggly."

　　Are health problems such as "Ya Ya" hair loss related to genetics?

Does it have "relatives" living in the Beijing Zoo?

In this regard, the staff of the Beijing Zoo Visitor Service Center said that the Beijing Zoo should have no "relatives" of "Yaya", and now the giant panda "Mengmeng" family members are the main ones; genetic issues need to be understood from the Animal Business Management Department. However, the reporter made several calls but failed to get through.

　　"Yaya" was born in Beijing Zoo in August 2000 and is 23 years old this year.

After "Yaya" returns to China, will tourists have a chance to see it?

The staff member said that is not yet certain.

"The issue of 'Yaya' returning to China is under discussion, and it is getting older. The specific situation needs to be considered comprehensively by professional departments from the perspective of the breeder, animals, and the zoo before deciding whether to exhibit it." (Beijing News)