BBC Nov 28, 2020
Two giant pandas can look forward to some top quality bamboo as they head home to China from Canada which has been suffering from a bamboo shortage.
Calgary Zoo has been trying since May to repatriate Er Shun and Da Mao because the pandemic had hit fresh bamboo supplies in the country.
It has taken many months to secure international travel permits for the two bears.
Calgary Zoo tweeted on Friday: "TODAY is the day the giant pandas head home".
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Er Shun and Da Mao arrived in Canada in 2014 and were due to stay for 10 years, as part of an agreement between Canada and China.
They had been loaned as a sign of goodwill between the two countries, a gesture sometimes referred to as "panda diplomacy".
According to the zoo, 99% of a giant panda's diet is made up of fresh bamboo and each adult giant panda consumes approximately 40kg (88lbs) of bamboo daily.
The Alberta-based zoo had been importing fresh bamboo from China, but struggled to meet the pandas needs when the coronavirus grounded most flights in March.
In full: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55109163
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