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Story published on April 15, 2008
One of two escaped red pandas is still at large in Kirkcudbright in Scotland.
The pandas escaped from Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park in February this year during a violent storm when a tree fell into the pandas enclosure, and a search has been on since then to find the pair. Today one of the pair, a mother and daughter duo, has been found alive and well two miles from the park perched up a tree.
The panda named Pichu has been returned to the park after a veterinary examination, but the younger panda is still loose in the area.
Park keepers have now set traps to catch the second fugitive who they believe will be close by to where Pichu was found, hiding in the tree tops.
The pandas are native to the Himalayas and mountainous areas of China and Mayanmar and can survive easily in Scotland feeding on fruit and berries and sheltering in trees. The remaining escapee, Isla is the size of a dog and has a black curly tail. Isla isn’t a threat to the public, but park officials are asking the general public to keep an eye out for the animal and to report any sightings immediately.
The pandas are a family unit, the remaining family member Mushu is Isla’s father and was distressed and constantly pining since his family went AWOL.
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