Leafa, un panda rouge qui aide les efforts de conservation, est mort au Western North Carolina Nature Center. Leafa, a red panda aiding conservation efforts, died at the Western North Carolina Nature Center.

Le Western North Carolina Nature Center a annoncé la mort de Leafa, un panda rouge de 12 ans qui est arrivé en 2018 avec son homologue masculin, Phoenix. The Western North Carolina Nature Center announced the death of Leafa, a 12-year-old red panda who arrived in 2018 with her male counterpart, Phoenix. Premier panda rouge de la région, Leafa a donné naissance à huit petits, aidant ainsi les efforts de conservation de l'Association des zoos et des aquariums. As the first red pandas in the region, Leafa gave birth to eight cubs, aiding the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' conservation efforts. Les pandas rouges sont gravement menacés en raison de la perte d'habitat en Asie centrale. Red pandas are critically endangered due to habitat loss in Central Asia.