Red Panda Network
@RedPandaNetwork
The Red Panda Network educates and empowers local communities to serve as active partners in the conservation of wild red pandas and their habitat.
Our ecotrippers experience the breathtaking beauty of red panda habitat, full of gorgeous wildlife, peaceful trails, and a glimpse of the elusive red panda in the wild 🌳✨ Every step taken supports local communities and red panda conservation. Are you ready for the journey of a…
What is your favorite zoo to visit to see red pandas? When you're there, don't forget to thank the staff for #NationalZookeeperWeek! 🙏We're grateful to the red panda keepers all over the world for taking care of our zoo friends. 🐾 📸 Mathias Appel #nationalzookeeperweek2025…
“Participating in this training and producing rugs on my own has helped me earn income to pay rent and my children’s education costs,” 🗣said a participant of a 2023 rug-weaving training we provided to local women in Nepal. 🐾 In rural villages in red panda range, women are…
We hope this photo from @ZooBoise helps to brighten up your day 🥰 🙏 We are so grateful for Zoo Boise's generous long-term support of community-based red panda conservation in Nepal. Thanks to conservation partners like you, we will save the last of the first panda. 🐾…
“We Plant, We Care.” 🌱 ☝That was the theme of our World Environment Day 2025 event at the Himalayan Habre Center (HHC), where students and teachers from Sangka Dechholing Gonpa School (SDGS) participated in tree-planting and other activities that promoted environmental…
Tenzing was such a special panda who will be dearly missed. 😢
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Tenzing, our beloved 12-year-old male red panda. Tenzing was an extraordinary animal who touched the hearts of guests, volunteers, and staff alike and served as an unforgettable ambassador of his species. In recent months,…
The breathtaking and elusive red panda is an ambassador species for a landscape that supports over 500 million people and over 10,000 species 🐾🌳 Unfortunately, they're critically endangered, with as few as 2,500 red pandas remaining in the wild 😞 At RPN, we're saving this…
Save the Date! 📆 🎉 This 16th annual day of global education and conservation will be on Saturday, September 20, 2025, and will focus on youth education and empowerment through our Red Panda Conservation Scholarships for Education and Red Panda Ranger programs. 👇More…
🙏 The generous and inspiring support of people like you has allowed us to expand our conservation programs to 127 Community Forests, which span over 30,000 hectares of red panda habitat in Nepal! 🐾 #redpandas #redpanda #gratitude #conservation #communitybasedconservation…
We love our conservation partners as much as Akashi loves Tashi ♥ Blackpool Zoo is home to these sweet siblings and a key partner in the conservation of wild red pandas and their habitat 🐾 We are so grateful for their support! Thank you, @BlackpoolZoo! 📸: Alison Allen…
We have a new restoration site! 🌱 🙌 We're working with these incredible local women in Budabada, Jumla District, Nepal, to establish a forest nursery where native trees will be grown for replanting in degraded red panda habitat in the area. 🌳In these nurseries, we raise…
Do you want to be a part of the world's first Red Panda Symposium? 🤩 Submit an abstract for research on red panda behavior, nutrition, veterinary care, or field work to present your work at this historic event! 🐾♥ Deadline: September 1, 2025 Learn more at:…
"We should leave wild animals in the forest for the next generation -- not just in photos." 🗣️RPN Forest Guardian, Surya Bhattarai. In a new article from @MongabayOrg Forest Guardians like Surya Bhattarai are on the frontlines of red panda conservation, playing a critical role…
Bamboo doesn't offer much nutrition and red pandas can only digest about 24 percent of it. So why do they eat it (and clearly love it 😋)? 🐾 🌱 Well, bamboo can grow rapidly and abundantly in the cloud forests where red pandas live. And because it is such a low-calorie option,…
Announcement 📣 🌏 The world's first Red Panda Symposium will be held on November 3-7, 2025, in Kathmandu, Nepal! This unprecedented event will be an opportunity for stakeholders from red panda range countries and all over the world to collaborate on critical research and…
WOW! 🤩 Angus Cooper, a student at Christian College Geelong, put on a fundraiser at his school and raised over $500 for red panda conservation ♥ He sold biscuits, lolly bags, brownies, and other baked goods to raise funds to save the red panda 🐾 Thank you, Angus! Your…
In this July 2025 issue of Red Panda Network News: We're sharing updates on our conservation work in the field, highlighting the importance of red panda habitat, and telling you about our spectacular rugs and ecotrips in Nepal. 🐾 mailchi.mp/redpandanetwor…
This month, we welcomed nearly 100 people as Red Panda Network members and monthly donors -- and we are so grateful! 🙏 Will you join them today to make a difference for the first panda? 🐾redpandanetwork.org/donate
📢 ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 This trip is now open to the public! Usually exclusive to zoo staff, volunteers, and conservation professionals, our Eco Zoo Trips are longer (12 days) than our other ecotrips and are a more immersive experience of Himalayan 🏔️ culture and biodiversity. 🐾…
