Curraghs donates £5k to help red pandas
Mon, 20 Dec 2021
The Curraghs Wildlife Park will donate £5,000 to help red pandas in the wild through its conservation fund in memory of Kush.
The endangered panda shot to fame after escaping from his enclosure on two separate occasions before being safely returned.
Following his adventures the eight-year-old had become a dad for the first time in 2020 with partner Sara – with the proud pandas welcoming two more cubs this year.
The donation will be made to the
Red Panda Network and used to expand and connect crucial habitat in Nepal, as well as educational and anti-poaching projects.
The Park’s conservation fund has supported six projects since its creation and helped species including lemurs, silvery gibbons and Manx Shearwaters.
It is paid for by the generosity of members and visitors who choose not to opt out of a small donation when buying tickets and memberships.
General Manager Kathleen Graham, said: “Kush was a poster boy for his species and definitely did his bit to raise awareness – so I know he’d approve. The Red Panda Network is making a real difference and this substantial donation will boost efforts to secure land and plant thousands of trees that will bridge fragmented habitats in a biodiversity hotspot.”
In the wild red pandas are found in mountain forests of Asia and are classed as endangered by the International Union for the
IUCN.
Recent estimates suggest there are only 10,000 left in natural habitat, but that figure could be as low as 2,500 experts believe.
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