Quick Facts

With your support, the Toronto Zoo’s Red Panda Habitat will be a world-class centre of excellence in animal health, welfare and conservation.

This new space will feature:

• Temperature-controlled day rooms: state-of-the-art, climate-controlled spaces designed to enhance the well-being of red pandas year-round.

• Enhanced climbing structures: upgraded climbing structures and enrichment elements to encourage natural behaviours and physical activity.

• Unobstructed public year-round viewing: clear, expansive views from public areas, offering a more engaging and immersive visitor experience while observing red pandas.

• On-site bamboo storage and food prep station: dedicated bamboo storage to ensure a steady, sustainable food source for red pandas with a purpose-built area for preparing nutritious meals for the red pandas.

• Enhanced maternity dens: comfortable, safe, and private maternity dens designed to support the birth and nurturing of red panda cubs as part of ongoing involvement in the Species Survival Plan® Program to help ensure the conservation and sustainability of red panda populations.