A one-day exhibition of pictures of red pandas was held recently in India's northeastern city of Sikkim.
The pictures were taken by Gorlitz Zoo director Dr. Axel Gebaurer.
He says that the exhibition will create awareness among the locals about the need for conserving the red panda.
[Dr. Axel Gebaurer, Director, Gorlitz Zoo]:
"Exhibition of red panda unfortunately forgotten panda especially for our colleague in India to show the people to do some awareness something like it awareness program to show the people which rich nature they have here. And this is very important they know it because we have to do some conservation work for the red panda."
A forest department chief says there's a need to educate people, especially in rural areas, about the importance of preserving the red panda population.
[C Lachungpa, Chief Conservator of Forests]:
"When we try to understand that there is a need to know and educate the people especially in the village level---nearby the panda habitat. So these are some visual aid where people can realize importance of it. Because pandas living in the forest... with their existence without them we can't exist.”
Meanwhile, two recently born red pandas were named at the park.
The state's forest minister named one red panda cub “Nidhi” while Dr. Gebaurer named the other cub “Sonam”.
The park now has eight red pandas.
The pictures were taken by Gorlitz Zoo director Dr. Axel Gebaurer.
He says that the exhibition will create awareness among the locals about the need for conserving the red panda.
[Dr. Axel Gebaurer, Director, Gorlitz Zoo]:
"Exhibition of red panda unfortunately forgotten panda especially for our colleague in India to show the people to do some awareness something like it awareness program to show the people which rich nature they have here. And this is very important they know it because we have to do some conservation work for the red panda."
A forest department chief says there's a need to educate people, especially in rural areas, about the importance of preserving the red panda population.
[C Lachungpa, Chief Conservator of Forests]:
"When we try to understand that there is a need to know and educate the people especially in the village level---nearby the panda habitat. So these are some visual aid where people can realize importance of it. Because pandas living in the forest... with their existence without them we can't exist.”
Meanwhile, two recently born red pandas were named at the park.
The state's forest minister named one red panda cub “Nidhi” while Dr. Gebaurer named the other cub “Sonam”.
The park now has eight red pandas.
