Disclaimer
What you see & read here, are purely my own views, opinions & perceptions about the topic.
Others may not think or feel the same like I do.
If they do, these are totally coincidental.
But what the heck, who cares what others think !
Many years back, I visited the world's only giant panda sanctuary and conservation centre in Chendu, sichuan province in China. It was an eye opener, as many tourists, both local & foreign, flocked there every year to see the pandas, young & adults.
This is the place to go to see real pandas. And many of them in one place.
I'm amazed that our country is able to loan 2 giant pandas for the next 10 years.
I think they would be lonely,..... as they had to leave behind their friends, kins, parents in china to come to a foreign country to live in a strange new environment. But they had no "rights" to say no.
To see them in the new River Safari (near Mandai zoo) in Singapore, the ticket price won't be anything cheap. Trust me.
Somebody has to recover all the huge costs to build their new house (with controlled environmantal conditions), maintain their living expenses in the next 10 years, 24/7 medical care & security monitoring, heavy insurance, and many other costs.
For the sake of nature & wild lives, I feel that we should leave these exotic animals in their natural habitat protected with some form of conservation & breeding programmes to ensure that they do not go extinct. To contribute towards such efforts, Singapore should consider to donate into such programmes in China & make a difference & leave a global mark in conservation for nature. For such involvement, we could struck a deal with these sponsored santuaries, to allow free-entries for singaporean tourists who visit them. Make us, singaporeans, feel proud & happy as singapore citizens while travelling abroad. This is just one of the many intangible benefits I can foresee for both countries.
After all, if you ask anyone, or tourist : if given a choice to see the giant pandas, would you want to go to Chendu, Sichuan province in China, or River Safari near mandai zoo, in Singapore ?
The answer would be obvious !
What you see & read here, are purely my own views, opinions & perceptions about the topic.
Others may not think or feel the same like I do.
If they do, these are totally coincidental.
But what the heck, who cares what others think !
Giant pandas are solitary animals living in the bamboo forests high up in the mountains, in China. That's their natural habitat.
Many years back, I visited the world's only giant panda sanctuary and conservation centre in Chendu, sichuan province in China. It was an eye opener, as many tourists, both local & foreign, flocked there every year to see the pandas, young & adults.
This is the place to go to see real pandas. And many of them in one place.
I'm amazed that our country is able to loan 2 giant pandas for the next 10 years.
I think they would be lonely,..... as they had to leave behind their friends, kins, parents in china to come to a foreign country to live in a strange new environment. But they had no "rights" to say no.
To see them in the new River Safari (near Mandai zoo) in Singapore, the ticket price won't be anything cheap. Trust me.
Somebody has to recover all the huge costs to build their new house (with controlled environmantal conditions), maintain their living expenses in the next 10 years, 24/7 medical care & security monitoring, heavy insurance, and many other costs.
For the sake of nature & wild lives, I feel that we should leave these exotic animals in their natural habitat protected with some form of conservation & breeding programmes to ensure that they do not go extinct. To contribute towards such efforts, Singapore should consider to donate into such programmes in China & make a difference & leave a global mark in conservation for nature. For such involvement, we could struck a deal with these sponsored santuaries, to allow free-entries for singaporean tourists who visit them. Make us, singaporeans, feel proud & happy as singapore citizens while travelling abroad. This is just one of the many intangible benefits I can foresee for both countries.
After all, if you ask anyone, or tourist : if given a choice to see the giant pandas, would you want to go to Chendu, Sichuan province in China, or River Safari near mandai zoo, in Singapore ?
The answer would be obvious !
