Cash-strapped Finnish zoo may have to return giant pandas to China

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The pandas, named Lumi and Pyry, were brought to Finland in January 2018, nine months after Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Nordic country and signed a joint agreement on protecting the animals.

HELSINKI, Finland – A cash-strapped Finnish zoo said on Friday, January 27, it was preparing to return two giant pandas on loan from China as it could no longer afford their upkeep.Ahtari Zoo, a private company which had hoped the pandas would bring visitors to the central Finland location, said it had instead accumulated mounting debts as the pandemic curbed travel.

The decision came after some members of parliament pointed out that the amount was higher than what the country spends annually on protecting some of its own endangered species. Female panda Jin Baobao, also called Lumi, is pictured at Ahtari Zoo, in Ahtari, Finland February 17 , 2018. Lehtikuva/Roni Rekomaa via REUTERS

 

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