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LONDON — 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. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland , a conservation charity that runs Edinburgh Zoo, said Wednesday that it was likely Roxie, a three-month-old red panda kit, 'died due to stress caused by fireworks being let off across the city centre.' Fireworks are set off across the United Kingdom on and around Nov.
says the red panda's mother also died just five days earlier and that death could also be related to fireworks noise. “Roxie had recently lost her mum Ginger but was responding well to specialist care from our expert team and was feeding independently,' Ben Supple, deputy chief executive said in a statement. 'Very sadly, she choked on her vomit on bonfire night and our vets believe this was probably a reaction to fireworks,' Supple said. 'Roxie had access to her den but the frightening noises seem to have been too much for her. We know that fireworks can cause stress to other animals in the zoo and we cannot rule out that they may have contributed to the untimely death of Roxie’s mother Ginger, just five days’ earlier,' he continued.
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