Roger Williams Zoo announces birth of twin red panda kits

PROVIDENCE – A set of twin red panda kits were recently born at Roger Williams Park Zoo, marking the first successful birth of such animals in the zoo’s history.

The zoo announced Sept. 3 that the red pandas, native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China, are classified as an endangered species, with only 10,000 remaining in the wild. PBN Branded Content

Anyhow You Look at It—Energy Savings Add Up

Anyhow Studio, a ceramics studio in Providence, empowers early-career ceramic artists and beginners to grow… Learn More

The newly born red pandas – which were born on July 4 – are part of the zoo’s species survival plan, which the zoo says ensures the continued existence of at-risk wildlife by safeguarding them.

The zoo says the twin red pandas are with their mother and will remai