Knoxville Zoo needs bamboo donations to feed red pandas

[Tanuki]

3. I hope they get what they need! The Nashville Zoo has a 4-acre BambooTrail,

home to its red pandas and many other species that thrive in that type of forest setting.
https://www.nashvillezoo.org/our-blog/posts/nashville-zoos-red-panda-cubs-start-to-venture-outside-


"Nashville Zoo’s four-month-old red panda cubs are beginning to explore their habitat giving guests a chance to see the two young females along with their parents, Mei Mei and Moshu, along Bamboo Trail.
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In September, the public was invited to vote on names for the cubs by donating to red panda conservation efforts. The winning names were Kiaria and Misa. This year the contest raised $295.
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All donations during this contest went to the Red Panda Network (RPN), which protects wild red pandas and their habitat through the education and empowerment of local communities in Nepal. RPN created the world’s first community-based monitoring of a red panda population. Forty two local villagers in Nepal were hired to monitor local “community forests,” educate the community about red panda conservation, and work with them to achieve their forest preservation goals.

Known for their cinnamon colored fur and bushy ringed tail, the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is native to the mountains of Central China, Nepal and northern Myanmar (Burma). They are considered vulnerable to extinction due to habitat destruction. In addition, slow rates of reproduction and high infant mortality rates make it very hard for this species to rebound from population declines."