You can scream what you like as an outsider, the P.R. Chinese will have it their way. This given that they have a vested interest economic and otherwise for giant panda conservation in situ and abroad. It is not the receiving zoos in the driving seat nor ahead in the decision making process, it is the CWCA / China Zoos Association and the Ministry of Environment / F.O. Ignore that and ye will get to know China is more than just a billion+ individuals, but a nation to be reckoned with on the world stage (and much as you might like otherwise) ..., they have a significant stake on our Planet Earth.
Sorry, i didn't go inside, due to time factors, so I can't say. I didn't realise there would be anything else inside. I saw them at Tierpark the day before though.
Sorry, didn't think to take pictures of it, it was so far from completion!
Very surprised to hear this! Don't know where they could go. What I believe was the previous panda enclosure is on the edge of a building site and very noisy, so can't see that being suitable.
Walking anti clockwise from the Polar Bear enclosure, there is a small ( former polar bear holding?) enclosure with a black Swan in it, then a small enclosure holding a single Sloth bear. Then a much larger enclosure with mother & cub, followed by the largest enclosure that held another Sloth Bear. Then there was a moated enclosure containing an Asiatic black bear next to the Arctic wolves.
No brown bears labelled or seen when I was there last week.
