Visit our new female red panda!
Laya has recently joined our male red panda, Neora, at Bristol Zoo Project.
They are part of a breeding programme to help secure the future of their species.
Red pandas are arboreal, which means they live in trees. They have an ‘extra thumb’ on each hand to help them grip bamboo, one of their main food types.
Native to the eastern Himalayas and south-western China, red pandas are classified as endangered by the IUCN.
The wild population is thought to be as low as 2,500 individuals, which are threatened by habitat loss and poaching.
Neora and Laya live in the new red panda habitat at Bristol Zoo Project. The habitat is dominated by the large cedar and conifer trees, which they both love to climb!
Visit the adorable red panda pair at our conservation zoo.
