India: The Red Panda

Soumyabrata Roy

The Red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also known as the lesser panda, is an endangered IUCN Red Listed small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China, is walking around in India's largest high-altitude zoo (7,000 feet) Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on 11/06/2022. The PNHZP is known internationally for its conservation and breeding programmes for the red pandas.