Monday, November 1, 2010

3043...Finally More Pandas In Quebec And Alberta

Tronna too.

This ain't code for anything it is the literal truth.

Jessica Hume scribbles the story in the National Post on this first day of November, to wit: "After months of negotiations and, in at least one zoo's case, nine years of discussions, Canada has finally secured a giant panda loan from China. The endangered animals could reach Canadian soil as soon as 2011, according to a memorandum of understanding signed on Friday by Canadian and Chinese authorities, and will be shared by three zoos -- Toronto, Calgary and Granby, Que."

Two, two and two for up to two years.

"There are currently only about 1,600 pandas in the wild and roughly 200 in captivity. The non-government organization Pandas International reports that although the incidence of poaching has decreased as China has sharpened its wildlife laws, the main threat to pandas is habitat loss."

It is kinda ironic that they are not going to Edmonton considering the University of Alberta calls its women's teams The Pandas.

WFDS

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