Roxie, a three-month-old baby red panda, died at Edinburgh Zoo due to stress caused by fireworks being let off in the city centre on Bonfire Night, veterinary experts believe

The three-month-old red panda cub named Roxie died on Bonfire Night at her enclosure. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), which runs the zoo, has said there was “probably” a link to fireworks being let off in the city centre and the death.

Zoo owners are linking the death of a baby red panda on Bonfire Night to fireworks and have called for tighter regulations.

Fireworks likely caused the death of a baby red panda at Edinburgh Zoo after she became so stressed that she choked on her own vomit, experts from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) said on Thursday.

A baby red panda has died due to “stress caused by fireworks” after choking on her own vomit just five days after her mother died, according to an animal rights group.

Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after Roxie the baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.

Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after a baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.

A baby red panda was frightened to death by fireworks on Bonfire Night, zoo owners have claimed. Vets blame the death of three-month-old cub Roxie on fireworks being set off near Edinburgh Zoo after she choked on her own vomit in shock,

Edinburgh's Guy Fawkes Night Fireworks 'Scared Baby Red Panda To Death’. Edinburgh Zoo staff have slammed the widespread use of fireworks in the city after Guy Fawkes Night explosions literally scared their baby red panda to death.

A baby red panda has died at Edinburgh Zoo after being overwhelmed by fireworks set off nearby. Experts from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) believe that three-month-old red panda Roxie,