Lunchtime Discovery: Red Pandas in the Appalachians

  • Wednesday, December 01, 2021
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • This event has passed.

Red Panda sticking its tongue out.

Eli Strull, Curator of Education and Guest Experience, WNC Nature Center
Tori Duval, Outreach Education Program Manager, Friends of the WNC Nature Center
Lori Hyatt, Animal Care Naturalist, WNC Nature Center

Did you know that the ancestor of the Red Panda was native to our own southern Appalachian Mountain region? Join staff from the Western North Carolina Nature Center, an AZA-accredited native wildlife facility located in Asheville, as they explore this fascinating animal. Chat with two educators and an animal keeper from the Nature Center about the discovery of Bristol’s panda fossils, the Red Panda’s diet and habitat, and their conservation status. Join us to learn what it takes to keep their two Red Pandas happy and healthy.

Join us on YouTube!


Live Virtual Presentation hosted by NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ SECU Daily Planet Curator Chris Smith and the NC Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff.

You can post questions in the YouTube chat or tweet questions to #LunchTimeDiscovery and mention @NorthCarolinaEE.

Brought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.

Details

Date:
December 1, 2021
Times:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fee:
Free

Venue

Virtual
NC United States

Organizer

Chris Smith
919.707.9296