Red pandas kept in North America

Austin the Sengi said:
As for who these pandas are, I noticed that since the female of this pairing is named (0.1) Poppy, and is the only panda* I initially found with that name. I have a feeling that both Poppy and her partner (1.0) Kalden of the Toronto Zoo are the ones who were transferred to Cleveland.

With their arrival, the zoo should now have the following subspecies:

(1.0) Ruskin - fulgens
(1.0) Kalden - styani
(0.1) Poppy* - styani[/Alley.
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It is 0.1 Poppy from Bronx and should be 1.0 Willie from Seneca Park. They are both fulgens.
 
SharkFinatic said:
Plus the zoo has announced via Instagram and Facebook that red pandas are returning to the zoo at an unspecified date this summer, and will be joined by western tufted deer and red crowned cranes.
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Separately, a facility to keep an eye on regarding future updates will be the Minnesota Zoo; which is expecting to bring back red pandas sometime this summer (see above).

Whether or not they will become a future holder of the fulgens or styani subspecies will depend on which pandas are recommended to be transferred, via, the Red Panda SSP.
 
What happened to Chinese red panda, Ila, who is listed here as the mother of Adira at the San Diego Zoo. Did she pass away recently? Or was she transferred internationally?
 
Incredible list! I’d been hoping someone would finally tackle red pandas.

Can someone elaborate on Greenville Zoo’s red panda situation? At least until recently, they had a breeding pair whose names I did not know, who somewhat recently had a pair of offspring who were named Mushu and Cricket. I know the offspring got transferred off, but I don’t see those names anywhere and you’ve also got the zoo listed as having just one individual now. I’m not suggesting an inaccuracy in the list necessarily, I’m just really curious because I don’t know myself.
 
biggest_dreamer said:
Incredible list! I’d been hoping someone would finally tackle red pandas.

Can someone elaborate on Greenville Zoo’s red panda situation? At least until recently, they had a breeding pair whose names I did not know, who somewhat recently had a pair of offspring who were named Mushu and Cricket. I know the offspring got transferred off, but I don’t see those names anywhere and you’ve also got the zoo listed as having just one individual now. I’m not suggesting an inaccuracy in the list necessarily, I’m just really curious because I don’t know myself.
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The pair of red pandas was named Neo(male) and Ahsa(female). Ahsa, the red panda, passed away. From what I have seen, I think that both Cricket and Mushu were renamed after they went to another zoo.
1.0 Everest, June 23, 2023 (Neo x Ahsa) would be Cricket
0.1 Himalaya, June 23, 2023 (Neo x Ahsa) would be Mushu
Their date of birth and their parentage information seem to be a match.
 
Smaggledagle said:
A (0.1) red panda (subspecies not specified) named Aahana was transferred from an unspecified facility to Safari Niagara in Ontario.

Safari Niagara
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Aahana was born at the Calgary Zoo. She was Anshu sibling. So she came from the Calgary Zoo and she is a fulgens styani. I didn't include her in the list because she was at an unknown location. I remember seeing an announcement that she would leave for another zoo in the future from the Calgary Zoo.
 
(0.1) Chinese red panda Asha was also transferred from Seneca Park Zoo in New York to Ross Park Zoo in New York*

Seneca Park Zoo

* Information was sourced from a comment in the link.

blospz said:
Teddy Graham, now known as Ruby, moved from the Seneca Park Zoo to Santa Barbara Zoo to breed with the male red panda, Raji. --> information from Santa Barbara Zoo's facebook post.
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This confuses me. The post announcing the departure from the zoo sexes Teddy as female, though with the announcement of Teddy Graham as the name of the red panda, it was sexed as male. Also in that post, the zoo's vet said it was "most definitely a boy". Was there an unannounced mistake in the change of sex?
 
Smaggledagle said:
(0.1) Chinese red panda Asha was also transferred from Seneca Park Zoo in New York to Ross Park Zoo in New York*

Seneca Park Zoo

* Information was sourced from a comment in the link.



This confuses me. The post announcing the departure from the zoo sexes Teddy as female, though with the announcement of Teddy Graham as the name of the red panda, it was sexed as male. Also in that post, the zoo's vet said it was "most definitely a boy". Was there an unannounced mistake in the change of sex?
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There was a mistake in sexing Teddy Graham. Here is the post addressing it: Log in to Facebook
 
Spruce and Cedar from Lincoln Park Zoo have arrived at the Minnesota Zoo.
Minnesota Zoo on Instagram: "Oh boy, oh boy – the red pandas have arrived! Please welcome brothers Cedar and Spruce to the Minnesota Zoo. In the photo above, that's Cedar on the left and Spruce on the right. The brothers are settling in behind the scenes as we prepare for the opening of their new home, Red Panda Forest. The multispecies habitat opens this summer on the Northern Trail and brings together red pandas, Western tufted deer, and red-crowned cranes. These three species live together in the forests and wetlands of the Himalayas in Asia. | Cedar, Spruce, and their sister Juniper were born at Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska on August 10, 2024. Red panda triplets are extremely rare; the siblings represent 25% of all red pandas born in North American zoos last year. Their experienced mom Tián and the Lincoln Children’s Zoo’s expert staff nurtured the triplets and prepared them for their next big adventures in life. We’re honored to be Cedar and Spruce’s new home. The pairing of Tián and dad Rowan was guided by the Species Survival Plan (SSP), which aims to preserve the greatest genetic diversity of red pandas. That’s critical because red pandas are endangered in the wild and face a very high risk of extinction due to habitat loss and other factors. To help save them, the Minnesota Zoo supports both the SSP and the AZA SAFE Red Panda program, which conducts field research and education campaigns. . . : @lincolnchildrenszoo . . Red Panda Forest is made possible by the generous donors of the Minnesota Zoo Foundation Circle of Life Society."
 
Zoo adventures said:
Spruce and Cedar from Lincoln Park Zoo have arrived at the Minnesota Zoo.
Minnesota Zoo on Instagram: "Oh boy, oh boy – the red pandas have arrived! Please welcome brothers Cedar and Spruce to the Minnesota Zoo. In the photo above, that's Cedar on the left and Spruce on the right. The brothers are settling in behind the scenes as we prepare for the opening of their new home, Red Panda Forest. The multispecies habitat opens this summer on the Northern Trail and brings together red pandas, Western tufted deer, and red-crowned cranes. These three species live together in the forests and wetlands of the Himalayas in Asia. | Cedar, Spruce, and their sister Juniper were born at Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska on August 10, 2024. Red panda triplets are extremely rare; the siblings represent 25% of all red pandas born in North American zoos last year. Their experienced mom Tián and the Lincoln Children’s Zoo’s expert staff nurtured the triplets and prepared them for their next big adventures in life. We’re honored to be Cedar and Spruce’s new home. The pairing of Tián and dad Rowan was guided by the Species Survival Plan (SSP), which aims to preserve the greatest genetic diversity of red pandas. That’s critical because red pandas are endangered in the wild and face a very high risk of extinction due to habitat loss and other factors. To help save them, the Minnesota Zoo supports both the SSP and the AZA SAFE Red Panda program, which conducts field research and education campaigns. . . : @lincolnchildrenszoo . . Red Panda Forest is made possible by the generous donors of the Minnesota Zoo Foundation Circle of Life Society."
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Lincoln Children's Zoo in Nebraska, not Lincoln Park Zoo in Illinois.
 
Are all the red pandas in North America one subspecies or the other? Are there any known or suspected hybrids?

If not this is probably the only example of a highly popular charismatic mammal being maintained as subspecies and not resulting in any zoomix population.
 
@turkeyfox, when this thread was being developed, we reached the conclusion that there are two subspecies actively maintained in zoos, fulgens (Nepalese / Himalayan, whatever) and styani (Chinese).

Whether or not certain red pandas are hybrids between the two subspecies is unclear; but if some zoos are willing to (and still do) treat the Red Panda as a monotypic species. There is a slight possibility that some (not all) pandas may in fact be zoo-mixes genetically.
 
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