Young Red Panda Dies at Michigan Zoo
Incident Date:
08/28/2025
Location:
Lansing, MI - USA
Facility Name:
Potter Park Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Red Panda
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
LANSING, MI – Staff at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing announced “with great sadness” Thursday that a cub born to parents Maliha and father Deagan-Reid on July 5 has died. The cause of death is unknown until a necropsy is completed. Zoo staff said the cub had been steadily gaining weight, was alert and appeared to be thriving prior to a sudden decline in their health. Sadly, red panda offspring are very fragile with a 40% neonatal mortality rate.
The cub was the fifth litter produced by the parents. There are around 130 red pandas in Association of Zoos and Aquariums institutions nationwide.
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