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Staff photo by Mason Edwards / Pilatus the red panda eats grapes from zookeeper Savannah Churlik on June 24, 2025, at the Chattanooga Zoo. The 1-year-old red panda is set to leave the zoo as part ...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga Zoo is mourning the loss of Willa, a cherished red panda who passed away this week."It is with immense grief that we announ ...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Zoo is saying goodbye to Pilatus, the red panda, as he prepares to move to a zoo in Connecticut. The one-year-old is part of a national breeding ...
Officials announced that a red panda successfully gave birth last month, the first cub to be born at the Chattanooga Zoo since 2016. The male cub is the first offspring of both Saffron and her ...
Chattanooga Zoo announced today that Pilatus, a red panda born at the zoo one year ago, will be moving to Beardsley Zoo in Connecticut. He is moving to be with Ponya, a one-year-old female, in ...
On June 11, 2024, Saffron the red panda successfully gave birth to the first red panda cub born at Chattanooga Zoo in eight years. The healthy newborn male is the first offspring of both Saffron ...
The Detroit Zoo has just said goodbye to two of its beloved animals. One-year old red panda twins, Patti and Ponya, were born at the Zoo in Royal Oak last June to Ravi, a 7-year-old male, and ...
While Zoo Knoxville may be considered the “red panda capital of the world,” the Chattanooga Zoo is celebrating a red panda milestone of its own. Skip to content. WATE 6 On Your Side.