Ocean Park's collapse crisis | Farewell to the director of the animal department of Panda Jiajia

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Written by: Liang Huanmin

2020-05-21 07:00

Ocean Park is facing financial difficulties. If it fails to obtain 5.4 billion yuan from the Legislative Council, it will close at the end of June. The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council held two meetings for discussion, and so far it has not been able to vote. The way forward is unknown.

What if the park is closed because it cannot be funded? Liang Jialun, director of the Department of Advanced Land Animals at Ocean Park, took care of the pandas in the museum for 10 years. He said that the giant panda An'annian is too high, and the boat ride is not ideal, and he has deep feelings for them. I ’m so worried that if one day, I ’m not happy, I do n’t want to be separated. ”

Zhu Xiaozhong, director of the Animal and Conservation Department of the Ocean Park, admitted that there are currently no plans to deal with relocated animals; if it is to be dealt with, it will take years and it will be very difficult.

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I know Zhiqu (Panda Jiajia) is old, and of course I'm prepared for the sun, but I'm really happy to be sent away for a moment, and I have always built up many years of feelings.

An An, a giant panda that has lived in the Ocean Park for more than 20 years, is 33 years old, which is equivalent to a hundred years old. (Photo by Li Zetong)

Liang Jialun, director of the senior land animal department of Ocean Park, who is responsible for the living of the three giant pandas in the park, knows An'an, Yingying and Lele very well. (Photo by Li Zetong)

An An is not easy to accept that stranger breeders take months to impress

The star animals in the garden will inevitably think of the giant pandas coming from the mainland to Sichuan. An An, who will turn 34 in August, is the longest-lived giant panda still alive today. In terms of human lifespan, it is 99 years old.

Liang Jialun, the director of the senior land animal department responsible for the living of the three giant pandas in the park, laughed. The male panda "Lele" is still used to calling it in Mandarin, while the female pandas "An'an" and "Yingying" are more outgoing and external. I feel novel and understand a little bit of Cantonese and simple English commands. "If it is called Come, I know how to do it."

After taking care of An An for 10 years, he recalled that he was originally a newcomer. It took him a few months to impress An An to eat the bamboo shoots, Wowotou, etc., which he gave, so that it is not easy to accept strangers. Due to his poor eyesight, An An usually recognizes him with his sense of smell and hearing.

An'an is old, surplus or pregnant

In Hong Kong, only the Ocean Park currently has giant pandas. Once the Ocean Park is about to close, will the person in charge face employment difficulties? Liang Jialun said frankly that he had never thought of his future development and employment, but instead worried about the whereabouts of the giant panda. After all, An An is already old and Yingying is still not sure whether she is pregnant. "If you are okay, of course, you ca n’t afford it. "I'm so worried about this unknown situation. I don't want to be separated." "I was really in my life to do this job, and my family had to continue to work temporarily."

Saying goodbye, in 2016, the giant panda "Jia Jia" passed away at the age of 38. Liang Jialun recalled the scene that day, and I was also touched. "We know that the channel is old, and of course I am prepared for the sun, but it really needs to be sent away for a moment. I'm not happy, and I have always established a relationship for many years. "

Zhu Xiaozhong (left), director of the Animal and Conservation Department of the Ocean Park, said that because the giant pandas gave gifts to the mainland authorities that year, and because they have generally adapted to Hong Kong for many years, they have not thought about the practice of once the park is closed in the future. (Photo by Li Zetong)

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Once closed, it takes several years to process 7,500 animals

Zhu Xiaozhong, director of the Animal and Conservation Department of the Ocean Park, said that since the giant pandas had been gifted by the mainland authorities that year, they had generally adapted to Hong Kong for many years and had not thought about the practice of once the park was closed; in addition, for the park ’s 7,500 The removal of only animals has not yet been handled by "PlanB". It also means that if all the animals are to be moved out, it will take years to look forward to the outside world's understanding of the park's conservation education and the rescue of land and sea animals in Hong Kong.

The construction of the Ocean Park Water Park has not been completed for many years. (Photo by Li Zetong)

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