Kanchana Silpa-archa, a well-known Thai political figure, has voiced her opposition to the idea of importing new pandas from China, citing high rental costs and a declining interest in pandas. Instead, she suggests, the focus should be on the increasingly popular Thai elephants.
On September 18, Kanchana, advisor and head of the Thai Nation Development Party, posted a message regarding the circulating news of Thailand requesting new pandas from China to replace the late Chuang Chuang. She expressed in her message,
“I heard we are going to request more pandas. I must say, it’s better to let them live in China. I love pandas, I love all animals, and Lin Ping was one of my first inspirations in terms of animals. When we love something, we must love to see their happiness first, not ours.
In the past, our panda…
