7-Hour Death Livestream: Half-Year-Old Panda Suffocates by Rope, Suspended for 7 Hours Without Notice
A giant panda cub named 'Lu Lu Zi' died after being strangled by a toy rope, with the incident going unnoticed for seven hours while it was suspended in a cage. The incident occurred during a live stream.
Accidents are not frequent, but those that turn into accidents often have factors of negligence. And once an accident occurs, life is far away from us, regretful and remorseful. 'Lu Lu Zi' of the Sichuan Giant Panda Breeding Research Base was such an example.
The Sichuan Giant Panda Breeding Research Base announced: 'Lu Lu Zi', a female panda cub born on August 10, 2019, died due to suffocation caused by entanglement of a rich ball rope around its neck. Around 2:00 AM on April 9th, 'Lu Lu Zi' climbed to a wooden frame with toy balls outside the kindergarten activity field in Shapingba Base and then entangled the rope of the hanging ball in its body, starting to struggle. Within a few minutes, the cub stopped struggling and unfortunately died.
The official announcement of the China Giant Panda Conservation Center is as follows:
On April 9, 2020, Sichuan Giant Panda Breeding Research Base's 'Lu Lu Zi' (born on August 10, 2019, female) died due to suffocation caused by entanglement of a rich ball rope around its neck. Around 2:00 AM on April 9th, 'Lu Lu Zi' climbed to a wooden frame with toy balls outside the kindergarten activity field in Shapingba Base and then entangled the rope of the hanging ball in its body, starting to struggle. Within a few minutes, the cub stopped struggling and unfortunately died.
Because of the late night incident and it was difficult to distinguish between the cub's resting posture and the posture of being suspended on the wooden frame, the night shift patrol personnel failed to notice the abnormality. In the morning, the kindergarten staff conducted a distant check of the cub in the activity field, seeing that most of the panda cubs were resting, and did not notice any abnormalities (the dead cub was facing away from the viewing area, and it was difficult to see its face from a distance, it looked like it was sleeping on the wooden frame). The staff found 'Lu Lu Zi''s rope wrapped around its neck and forelimbs about 9:00 AM and confirmed that it had died before contacting the veterinarian. Samples were collected for examination.
Why did the accident happen? How could it not be discovered for a long time?
In my opinion, there may be many reasons,
First, there are hidden dangers in the environment and facilities that were not taken seriously;
Second, there were not enough staff, and the workload was too much;
Third, supervision was inadequate, and the staff were negligent;
Fourth, the panda mother's care was lacking.
The two times when the cub was separated from its mother at half a year old, which could have been saved but was ignored:
The first time was at ten o'clock in the evening, when the night shift patrol personnel checked and did not find it. The announcement said: Because it was late at night and it was difficult to distinguish between the cub's resting posture and the posture of being suspended on the wooden frame, the night shift patrol personnel failed to notice the abnormality.
The second time was in the morning, when the staff conducted a distant check of the cub in the activity field, seeing that most of the panda cubs were resting, and because 'Lu Lu Zi' was facing away, it was impossible to see its face, it looked like it was sleeping on the wooden frame, and it was ignored again.
How to prevent similar incidents in the future?TimeHow to prevent?
Based on the suggestions of netizens,
Considering the official statement, it's understandable that it's dark at night and it's hard to distinguish between resting and being suspended. However, if the lighting system can be further optimized and staff can check the safety situation one by one, the situation might have a chance. It's still not enough to take it seriously, there were two opportunities that could have been saved but were not grasped. Staff's attention needs to be strengthened;
The toys for pandas should be carefully reviewed, and ropes should not be used again. Sharp, hard objects should also be avoided. Besides toys, factors such as falling from high places and drowning should be eliminated. Besides toys, factors such as falling from high places and drowning should be eliminated.
Stop the policy of forcibly separating cubs from their mothers at half a year old, and allow the panda mother to protect her children; guarantee 24-hour hotline, if staff are really short of manpower, let netizens help notify and warn.
In addition, the China Giant Panda Conservation Center also expressed its determination to correct and improve:
We are deeply saddened by the departure of 'Lu Lu Zi' the giant panda. This incident fully realized that we have certain omissions in the safety management of giant pandas. We will learn from the lessons of this incident and further strengthen the safety checks and assessments of young giant pandas released into the environment, completely eliminate safety hazards in the park; at the same time, strengthen night shift patrol and prevent such incidents from happening.
'Lu Lu Zi' the giant panda is gone, which is an irreversible fact. We hope that the center will truly reflect on its mistakes and implement them effectively next time, so that there will not be more lives lost inexplicably.
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