SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah's Hogle Zoo is mourning the loss of its 8-year-old red panda Kiaria. She passed away late last week, on Aug. 14, 2025.

According to a press release from Hogle Zoo, Kiaria was eight at the time of passing, and her health had quickly declined due to gastrointestinal challenges. They say that this type of issue is common for red pandas in "managed care."

The press release says that over the past few months, Kiaria's care team was working to adjust her diet, provide mediation, and monitor her health. On one occasion, she underwent surgery to look for an obstruction due to the gastrointestinal challenges she was facing. In the past few weeks, the zoo says she was "eating well, sleeping, and showing her playful personality."

When Kiaria's health began declining, H

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