Our latest stories and news from red panda country and beyond.
May 11, 2023
On Earth Day 2023, we celebrated the opening of the Himalayan Habre Center in Nepal! The journey is the destination.…
April 13, 2023
Download a PDF of the press release Kathmandu, Nepal — The Himalayan Habre Center will open in eastern Nepal on…
March 3, 2023
We are replicating our community-based red panda conservation programs in three new districts of eastern Nepal: Soluk…
February 17, 2023
We're helping to protect the planet’s most trafficked mammal! The red panda is a landscape or umbrella species…
January 5, 2023
For people who’ve ever pictured themselves trekking through the forests of the Himalayas, exploring local flora…
December 22, 2022
Wildlife crime is causing a precarious situation for red pandas in Nepal. Fortunately, the local communities are comm…
December 9, 2022
This holiday season, First Panda Challengers are matching gifts so we can restore habitat and conserve the endangered…
November 3, 2022
Part 2 of a 2-part series features the heroic people protecting red pandas and reforesting their threatened home. Son…
September 13, 2022
Let’s celebrate, educate and advocate on International Red Panda Day 2022 to save the last of the first panda!…
August 29, 2022
Part 1 of a 2 part series features the heroic people protecting red pandas and reforesting their threatened home. "W…
July 22, 2022
In celebrating fifteen years of community-based red panda conservation, we're sharing some fascinating information ab…
June 24, 2022
The pandemic halted ecotrips in Nepal but they are back as one of our most effective conservation programs. Forty-eig…
June 3, 2022
We're expanding our community-based red panda conservation programs to Bhutan and we have some encouraging updates to…
April 29, 2022
Red Panda Network's Sonam Tashi Lama has been awarded this world-leading prize for wildlife conservation. Sonam has b…
April 21, 2022
The theme of Earth Day 2022 is "Invest In Our Planet". Here are some ways you can make a global impact by suppo…
April 20, 2022
Red pandas are adapting to avoid dangers in their threatened and rapidly changing environment. A new study conducted…
March 8, 2022
On International Women’s Day 2022, we’re breaking the bias to create a more inclusive and sustainable wor…
January 20, 2022
We're restoring habitat and fighting illegal wildlife trade in the PIT Red Panda Protected Forest and Scentbird is he…
December 30, 2021
The trees raised in these community-managed nurseries have a significant role in the improvement of Himalayan habitat…
December 9, 2021
Red Panda Network (RPN) is introducing the Habre Guff-Gaff film series, which offers insightful conversations, incred…
December 8, 2021
Happy Holidays from Red Panda Network! Here are 6 ways you can make an impact for red pandas — while giving fan…
November 24, 2021
Anti-poaching efforts in Nepal are experiencing an unforeseen and unprecedented setback: the Covid-19 pandemic. Its r…
November 3, 2021
> Download a PDF of the Press Release Kathmandu, Nepal — A recent study by Red Panda Network (RPN) has conf…
October 8, 2021
We had not seen a red panda in this western district until a brave and determined Forest Guardian photographed the fi…
September 27, 2021
On World Rabies Day, an update on our campaign to end rabies and reduce red panda mortality in Nepal. One might not t…
September 15, 2021
Every red panda has its day. And this year it’s Saturday, Sept. 18. Red Panda Network invites everyone to celeb…
August 23, 2021
Education is power and conservation billboards are providing local people with important information to safeguard th…
June 25, 2021
At nearly 100 years old, Auckland Zoo is a shining example of what it means to commit to global conservation and lead…
May 18, 2021
This Endangered Species Day, we have a creative solution to herder poverty and environmental degradation in red pa…
May 17, 2021
Programs that foster sustainable livelihoods and alleviate poverty among local communities are essential to saving…
April 16, 2021
From household chores to entrepreneurship, women in rural Nepal find economic empowerment and environmental stewa…
March 12, 2021
We're in the final weeks of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Red pandas may not be too happy about it. If you&r…
March 8, 2021
Red Panda Network is committed to recruiting more female Forest Guardians and providing educational scholarships for…
March 2, 2021
As humans worldwide continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, so, too, must nature. According to several re…
February 4, 2021
The popularity of red pandas will rise with the release of Pixar's "Turning Red." The film may also help raise su…
January 27, 2021
We’re working with livestock herders in Nepal to end a water crisis and save red panda habitat. “Thes…
January 12, 2021
Local people come to the aid of the firefox as the Pathibhara wildfire burns a vulnerable landscape. A wildfire h…
December 18, 2020
Plant A Red Panda Home is our answer to an urgent situation and an uncertain future for red pandas. Red Panda Net…
December 11, 2020
At an unprecedented altitude in Nepal, a wild tiger has been photographed in the mountain forest habitat of re…
November 13, 2020
We reforested this important place. Now it is thriving and providing hope for the future of red pandas and the ha…