New enclosure to be installed for baby panda in Belgium

- Since the arrival of the Chinese pandas, Hao Hao and Xing Hui, in February 2014, the number of visitors to the Belgian park Pairi Daiza has increased significantly, said the spokesperson of the park, Aleksandra Vidanovski, during an interview with Xinhua.

In 2015, the number of park visitors rose by 42.1 percent from 2013 to 1.767 million, according to Vidanovski.

On sunny holidays, Pairi Daiza is sometimes found "saturation" to the point of having to close its doors and ask visitors to postpone their arrivals, she said.

On June 2 at 2:02 local time, the giant panda Hao Hao gave birth to a baby panda, a male of 170 grams. The arrival of the baby panda could attract more visitors to the park, according to the spokesperson.

For the owner of the park, Eric Domb, "obviously, we thought about the inconvenience because of too many visitors."

"Our main concern is to anticipate these critical days. We do not want to force people to make kilometers traffic jam or turn back. We believe that online tickets are the best solution," he told the Belgian newspaper Le Soir.

"Not to make money, but as a deterrent. Online sales will allow us to determine in advance the busy days and, if necessary, to limit the tickets," he explained.

Specifically, purchasing tickets on the internet will be more advantageous. At present, the difference between a purchase on-site and online revolves around 1.20 euros. In the coming days, the entry price at checkout (currently 31 euros for an adult) will be increased by several euros, said Eric Domb to the Belgian newspaper.

"We will implement the Road of pandas. This will be a one-way circuit to observe the pandas and the baby," Vidanovski said.

Growing up, the baby panda will want to be separated from his mother. A new enclosure will be installed at the back of the pandas cave, she added

source : xinhua