Calgary Zoo despite a dwindling supply of bamboo are now beginning their journey home to China.The Calgary Zoo said in May that pandas Er Shun and Da Mao would be heading home to China due to challenges associated with accessing fresh bamboo — their main food source — amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Welfare of giant pandas stuck at Calgary Zoo ‘in jeopardy’ amid dwindling bamboo supply For the months that followed, the officials with the facility spoke openly about the troubles they were having securing international travel permits to relocate the pandas.Then, on Friday, the zoo announced the pair were officially making their way home.“After months and months of hard work to secure international permits to get our beloved giant pandas home to.