Red Panda Representation In The Media: A Different Kind of Conservation
The popularity of red pandas will rise with the release of Pixar’s “Turning Red.” The film may also help raise support for the conservation of this endangered species. When people think of red panda conservation, they often think of it as a battle on two fronts: in situ conservation and ex situ conservation. In situ […]
Water For Herders; Protection for Red Pandas
We’re working with livestock herders in Nepal to end a water crisis and save red panda habitat. “These animals are everything to me.” Santiram Bista is referring to the cows, goats and buffalo he raises to make butter or ghiu, and crushed butter (locally known as churpi). Bista, a 59-year-old father of five from Phungling […]
Wildfire Threatens Wild Red Pandas in Nepal
Local people come to the aid of the firefox as the Pathibhara wildfire burns a vulnerable landscape. A wildfire has been scorching high-mountain forest near the summit of Pathibhara hill in eastern Nepal’s Taplejung district. This is a location of prime red panda habitat that is very close to where a red panda was spotted […]
Red Pandas Return To Jaubari – Part 2
Plant A Red Panda Home is our answer to an urgent situation and an uncertain future for red pandas. Red Panda Network (RPN) uses an integrative approach to conservation that protects habitat through partnerships with community organizations and education and sustainable livelihood programs for local people. But RPN’s Program Coordinator, Sonam Tashi Lama, and other […]