And plans to send them back to China, where bamboo is abundant and easily accessible, according to one at the Calgary Zoo, have stalled due to adjustments in import and quarantine regulations during the pandemic.
Er Shun, a woman, and Da Mao, a man, want about 40 kilograms of new bamboo according to a day.
The Calgary Zoo turned to farms in British Columbia for national transitoryness after foreign borders were closed to restrict the spread of COVID-19.
But that’ll end in September, he said.
“You can’t give them bamboo because they probably won’t eat it,” a Calgary zoo spokeswoman told the AFP.
“Our refrigerators will need to be filled with new bamboo every 3 days to meet your food needs.”
In May, the Calgary Zoo announced that it would boost the return of the two giant pandas to China.
The couple arrived in 2014 and were due to return after spending a decade in Canada.
But the zoo was unable to unload a permit from China and last week expressed “growing considerations for the welfare of giant pandas.”
“To date, China has not approved entry permits for foreigners due to adjustments to its import legislation and quarantine services due to COVID-19,” zoo president Clement Lanthier said in a statement.
“Continued delays in obtaining permits for foreigners put the fitness and well-being of these two magnificent giant pandas at risk.”
The couple gave two puppies at the Toronto Zoo before being transferred to Calgary in 2018 with their young, Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue.