The former Thai Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education voiced her opposition to the idea of importing new pandas from China, citing high rental prices and a declining interest in pandas. Instead, she suggests, the main target should be on the increasingly well-liked Thai elephants.
Kanchana Silpa-archa, advisor and head of the Thai Nation Development Party, yesterday posted a message relating to the circulating information of Thailand requesting new pandas from China to switch the late Chuang Chuang.
“I heard we’re going to request extra pandas. I must say, it’s higher to allow them to reside in China. I love pandas, I love all animals, and Lin Ping was one of my first inspirations by way of animals. When we love something, we should like to see their happiness first, not ours.
“In the past, our panda team has taken glorious care of Chuang Chuang and Lin Ping however the circumstances listed under are restricted. In China, they’ve parks the place every animal can walk freely in nature. We don’t have that. They solely have air-conditioned rooms and might only come out in the course of the quick winter, perhaps just one to two hours a day for a few days. The value of renting pandas can additionally be very excessive, and the panda trend is not sturdy. The trend of Thai elephants, however, is powerful.
“Let me let you know, it will be higher to use the budget to help create meals sources for animals, particularly wild animals, which will face extreme drought subsequent year. I don’t know if anybody will listen to us. If anybody agrees, please help us make this voice heard.”
Aside from her political work, Kanchana, also known as Nuna, is fervently involved within the conservation of Thai elephants. She performed a big position in bringing back Ploy Sak Sin Suriyothai, a Thai elephant who served as a diplomatic present in Sri Lanka, to her homeland, reviews Sanook.
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