Today, September 20, is International Red Panda Day!
Every year, the third Saturday of September is designated as 'International Red Panda Day' to raise awareness about the current situation wild red pandas are facing and to encourage people to think about the conservation of these critically endangered animals.

We held an event at the park!
First, we gave the red pandas a cake made of their favorite apples and ice.
Even though they were a bit nervous about the ice cake, they happily munched on their beloved apples and bamboo ♪

Also, not only our red panda keepers but also our giant panda keepers appeared as edutainers! Guests participated in a quiz, comparing both types of pandas, and we talked about the red panda's wild environment and ecology ☆

In Japan, red pandas are familiar to us because there are many of them in captivity, but they are actually more endangered than giant pandas.
We hope today's event will be a chance for everyone to think about red panda conservation ☆彡