International Red Panda Day

Today is International Red Panda Day! You can find ways to celebrate on the Red Panda Network's website.

Red Panda Cam

The Knoxville Zoo's three newest red panda babies are going to be out on exhibit starting this weekend! If you aren't lucky enough to be able to see them in person, you can watch them on the Panda Cam.

2011 Babies!

National Zoo: 4 babies have been born this year! Two at the Conservation Center in Front Royal and two at the National Zoo. They are all females and doing well so far.

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsiaTrail/RedPanda/2011cubs.cfm

Erie Zoo: Syringa has given birth to her first cub, a female named Scarlett. I'm hoping to make a trip to see them this fall.

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110726/NEWS02/307269963/-1/NEWSSITEMAP

Franklin Park Zoo welcomes twins:

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/asseenon5/28799275/detail.html

Knoxville Zoo has three cubs--Winston, Dolly and Bernadette. Curator Sarah Glass says they should be out on exhibit soon.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/aug/06/knoxville-zoos-passel-of-new-red-pandas-are-to/

New baby at the NEW Zoo:


http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2011/07/rare-subspecies-of-red-panda-welcomed-at-new-zoo.html

Triplets at the Oklahoma City Zoo:

http://newsok.com/new-red-panda-cubs-make-debut-at-oklahoma-city-zoo/article/3602824

Binder Park Zoo welcomes a new cub:

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2011/09/binder_park_zoo_home_to_new_en.html

Adorable twins born at the Berlin Tierpark Zoo in Germany:

http://animaltracks.today.com/_news/2011/09/14/7756689-newborn-red-panda-twin-cubs-now-on-display-in-germany

Edmonton Zoo's miracle baby:
http://www.1310news.com/news/national/article/279159--red-panda-raised-by-hand-at-edmonton-zoo-still-knows-how-to-raise-her-own-baby

New baby at Mill Mountain Zoo

What a cutie!

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/292158

International Red Panda Day!!!

The first ever International Red Panda Day will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2010. It was created to raise awareness of the red panda and support conservation efforts in Nepal and China. The main goal of this year's event is to create as many Red Panda Rangers as possible. There will be many participating zoos, so please try to go to your nearest participating zoo, or host a treasure hunt in your own community. If this isn't possible for you, please consider giving a donation to celebrate this special day.

Here is a link to a PDF of the Activity Packet.

You can find more information, and a list of participating zoos here.

Good luck Khosuva!

Khosuva, an 8-year old red panda from the Auckland Zoo, is being relocated to the Darjeeling Zoo in hopes that her offspring will eventually be released into the wild. The breeding program at Darjeeling has been very successful, and is the only program to
reintroduce red pandas into the wild.

http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/news/releases/20100930.asp

Red Panda Awareness Weekend

April 10th & 11th, 2010 is Red Panda Awareness Weekend at the Houston Zoo! The zoo has many events planned, such as Red Panda training, enrichment, and Meet the Keeper talks. There will be a raffle for a gift pack and a behind-the-scenes tour with Toby. Even if you don't win the raffle, there will be temporary Toby tattoos and magnets. I wish I could go! If anyone goes, please feel free to comment here about your day. :)