Utica Zoo to Host International Red Panda Day Event

 Saturday, September 19^th is International Red Panda Day! Visit the Utica Zoo on this day between 10:00am and 3:00pm to learn about and support the incredible, endangered red panda species! Accredited zoos across the nation are hosting events like theirs in honor of this day.

At Utica Zoo on Saturday, guests can anticipate:

• 10% of all proceeds from red panda merchandise sold in the zoo’s gift shop to be donated to the Red Panda Network – stop in and shop their red panda plush, ornaments, and more.
• Donate $1 to the Red Panda Network and add your name to their ‘Bamboo Forest’.
• Collect a Red Panda SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) Trading Card that displays the zoo’s current red pandas, Bao and Momo!
• Keeper chats outside the red panda exhibit at 10:30am, 11:30am, and 12:30pm.
• Children can enjoy a craft and activity table about the red panda species.