New Zealand Zoos have held both subspecies of Red panda: Nepalese red panda Ailurus fulgens fulgens and Chinese red panda Ailurus fulgens styani.
This thread will focus on the Nepalese red panda as this is the subspecies currently held in the region. I will post information as I find it so updates on a date of death etc. may be posted at a later date if found.
Events that occurred after an animal left the zoo of focus will not be recorded e.g. Badal (born 2002 at Auckland Zoo) was sent to Hamilton Zoo, where he died that year. His date of death will be recorded in the Hamilton Zoo post; but not the Auckland Zoo post.
Auckland Zoo's first Nepalese red panda was a female named Tashi. Tashi was born 10/12/1991 at Taronga Zoo and arrived at Auckland Zoo in 1992. Tashi died at Auckland Zoo 25/08/1997.
Tashi was paired with a male named Mario. Mario was born 15/06/1993 at Madrid Zoo and arrived at Auckland Zoo in 1994. Mario was sent to Hamilton Zoo 28/02/2000.
Mario and Tashi produced two litters at Auckland Zoo:
0.1 Reka (born 22/12/1995) > sent to Wellington Zoo 16/10/1996
1.0 Unknown (born 06/01/1997) > died at Auckland Zoo 01/09/1997
0.1 Maya (born 06/01/1997) > died at Auckland Zoo mid 2010s
Mario bred with Maya to produce one litter:
1.0 Mungojerre (born 22/12/1998) > sent to Hamilton Zoo 11/11/1999
0.1 Symgaryl (born 22/12/1998) > sent to Mogo Zoo 2002
Auckland Zoo then imported an unrelated mate for Maya named Shimla. Shimla was born 02/02/1998 at Adelaide Zoo and arrived at Auckland Zoo 24/11/1998.
Shimla bred with Maya to produce two litters:
0.1 Amber (born 23/12/2000) > died at Auckland Zoo mid 2010s
0.1 Blaze (born 23/12/2000) > sent to Mogo Zoo 2002
1.0 Chito (born 18/12/2002) > sent to Hamilton Zoo 11/08/2006
1.0 Badal (born 18/12/2002) > sent to Hamilton Zoo 11/08/2006
0.1 Khosuva (born 18/12/2002) > sent to Darjeeling Zoo 30/09/2010
1.0 Laotzy (born 21/01/1999) - arrived from Perth Zoo 10/11/1999
1.0 Mungojerre (born 22/12/1998) - arrived from Auckland Zoo 11/11/1999
1.0 Mario (born 15/06/1993) - arrived from Auckland Zoo 28/02/2000
Mario died at Hamilton Zoo in April 2002. Laotzy and Mungojerre were exported to the National Zoo and Aquarium Canberra and Brooklands Zoo respectively in July 2006.
Hamilton Zoo imported two brothers from Auckland Zoo in 2006:
1.0 Chito (born 18/12/2002) > arrived at Hamilton Zoo 11/08/2006
1.0 Badal (born 18/12/2002) > arrived at Hamilton Zoo 11/08/2006
Badal died after escaping his exhibit at Hamilton Zoo 14/08/2006; Chito is still at Hamilton Zoo.
Hamilton Zoo (Part Two)
Hamilton Zoo imported a female named Tayla to breed with Chito. Tayla was born 08/12/2007 at the National Zoo and Aquairum Canberra and arrived at Hamilton Zoo 27/10/2010. Tayla is still at Hamilton Zoo.
Chito and Tayla have produced four litters at Hamilton Zoo:
1.0 Unnamed (born 09/12/2011) > died at Hamilton Zoo 2011
1.0 Ketu (born 09/12/2011) > sent to Syracuse Zoo 19/11/2013
1.0 Karma (born 20/12/2012) > sent to Singapore Zoo 10/11/2014
1.0 Nima (born 20/12/2012) > sent to the National Zoo and Aquarium Canberra 13/03/2015
1.0 Dawa (born 20/12/2012) > sent to the National Zoo and Aquairum Canberra 13/03/2015
0.1 Khusi (born 12/01/2014) > sent to Wellington Zoo 24/03/2015
0.1 Khela (born 12/01/2014) > sent to Auckland Zoo September 2017
1.0 Tenzing (born 22/01/2015) > sent to Tasmania Zoo early 2019
0.1 Jamuna (born 22/01/2015) > still at Hamilton Zoo
Auckland Zoo imported a male named Sagar to breed with Amber. Sagar was born 26/06/2000 at Darjeeling Zoo and arrived at Auckland Zoo 03/11/2010. Sagar died at Auckland Zoo 17/12/2015.
After Amber failed to conceive in 2011; a new female was imported named Bo. Bo was born 10/12/2009 at Melbourne Zoo and arrived at Auckland Zoo 05/07/2012.
Sagar and Bo produced four litters at Auckland Zoo:
1.0 Pabu (born 24/12/2012) > sent to Taronga Zoo 30/03/2016
1.0 Sundar (born 03/01/2014) > sent to Wellington Zoo 11/11/2015
0.1 Kesari (born 03/01/2014) > sent to Symbio Wildlife Park 30/03/2016
1.0 Ramesh (born 00/01/2015) > still at Auckland Zoo
0.1 Priya (born 14/01/2016) > died at Auckland Zoo early 2017
0.1 Mohini (born 14/01/2016) > still at Auckland Zoo
After Sagar's death; Auckland Zoo imported a new female named Khela to pair with Ramesh. Khela was born 12/01/2014 at Hamilton Zoo and arrived at Auckland Zoo in September 2017.
Ramesh and Khela have produced one litter (to date) at Auckland Zoo:
1.0 Tashi (born 01/12/2018) > still at Auckland Zoo
