A Possible Love Connection

We have a new addition to our Austral-Asia family. Her name is Wen-Dee and she is our new red panda female. Wen-Dee comes to us from the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska. She has had cubs in recent years and she is here to find that love connection with our male Fagan.

Red pandas are endangered in the wild from predation and habitat destruction. The red panda breeding process also makes it difficult for them to increase their numbers. Red panda females only cycle one time per year. This means that they only have that one chance to get pregnant. Red panda breeding season can happen December until early March depending on the pair. So keep your fingers crossed that sometime this summer we will hear the patter of little “paws”. You can find the red pandas on Tiger Trail.

Cinnamon, Austral-Asia Animal Supervisor