Pandas return home

赴加大熊猫提前回中国

Two giant pandas on Sunday landed in their homeland in Southwest China after prematurely finishing their stay at a Canadian zoo, as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted their bamboo supply. "Da Mao" and "Er Shun", whose chartered flight arrived in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, early Sunday morning, have been sent to Chongqing Municipality for quarantine, according to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

成都大熊猫繁育研究基地称，由于新冠疫情导致新鲜竹子短缺，两只大熊猫“大毛”和“二顺”提前结束了在加拿大动物园的生活，于北京时间11月29日凌晨乘专机抵达成都，并送往重庆按照相关规定进行隔离检疫。

Canada's Calgary Zoo, from which the pair were returned, said earlier this year that COVID-19 travel restrictions made it difficult to transport bamboo to feed the pandas.

两只大熊猫安家的卡尔加里动物园在今年早些时候表示，由于新冠疫情导致的旅行限制，运输竹子喂养大熊猫变得困难。

After negotiations, the two sides agreed to bring back the black-and-white stars to China ahead of schedule.

经中加双方友好协商，决定提前终止合作，让两只大熊猫提前回国。

The two pandas arrived in Canada in 2013 as part of a 10-year agreement between Canada and China over the animal's protection and research.

根据为期10年的中加大熊猫保护研究合作协议，这两只大熊猫于2013年抵达加拿大。

After spending five years at the Toronto Zoo, the duo moved to the Calgary Zoo in March 2018 with twin cubs, "Jia Panpan" and "Jia Yueyue", who traveled home to China in January.

在多伦多动物园生活了5年后，两只大熊猫和它们的双胞胎幼仔“加盼盼”和“加悦悦”于2018年3月到卡尔加里动物园安家。两只幼仔已按协议规定于今年1月回国。