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One note in there was “including a preservation fee paid to China”. It doesn’t say how much of the €1.5 million a year amount was that cost though.
The way I read it (specifically the Reuters link provided elsewhere), it’s the total cost of upkeep, not just any “rent” to China. The fact they’re on loan makes them an easy target for sending elsewhere to cut costs. Other animals might not have anywhere quite so easy to go back to.
in the facility where the animals live and faced annual costs of 1.5 million euros for their upkeep, including a preservation fee paid to China
That’s straight from the Reuters article. It mentions it includes a fee
My use of “rent” in quotes was not to imply that no payment was being made, but that “rent” isn’t quite the right word in that context.
Sorry for the confusion.
This is quite understandable since pandas only eat a specific type of bamboo which does not grow in Finland. So had to fly it in every few days from the Netherlands. And they eat quite a lot of it. So costs mounted over time.
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