The Red Panda Society

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Site Goals

The purpose of this web page is to raise awareness for the vulnerable species known as the red panda.

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Fun Fact

The red panda is pretty good at hiding from predators by disappearing into the branches of fir trees which are usually covered with reddish-brown moss.

Red Panda Sleeping

Habitat

Red Panda in leaves By Kelvin Blasko (Own work (Own Photo)) CC-BY-SA-3.0 via Wikimedia Commons]

Nepal

Red pandas livein the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal and Bhutan, and in northern Myanmar.

China

Red pandas can also live in the cool temperate bamboo forests in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Xizang provinces in China

Temperature of Climate

Red pandas only live in temperate forests in the foothills of the Himalayas. The temperature in this region is generally cool, and there is little annual variation.

Red pandas' range spreads from northeastern India through Nepal and Bhutan to Myanmar and southwestern China. Most of these areas receive around 140 inches of rain annually and sometimes see some snowfall. Although their native forests receive a lot of rain, captive red pandas have a low tolerance for hot, humid weather. When temperatures climb above 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, red pandas are susceptible to heat stress, especially if there’s high humidity in the air, too.