The birth did not come as a surprise. “We had already seen pairing earlier this year and then of course you start to count as a caretaker,” says animal caretaker Myrte. The team had placed several nest boxes in the stay on time and kept a close eye on the situation.
The Pas drilling Pandas © Gaiazoo
Visitors have to be patient: the young pandas remain in the nest box for the time being, where they can grow in peace under the watchful eye of their mother. Only in a few months, when they are strong enough, will they take their first steps outside the coffin.
Endangered species
This is only the second time that red pandas were born with us, so we are very happy, “says Myrte.” They are threatened animals and every birth. And it is also just great fun to see how they grow up. “
The red panda is on the Red List of the IUCN as ‘threatened’. There are only 2,500 copies in the wild worldwide, spread over small forest areas in Nepal, among others. Through deforestation, agriculture and mining, their habitat disappears