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Red Panda death sparks calls for firework controls
An undated handout photo issued by The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) of three-month-old red panda Roxie who died at Edinburgh Zoo on Bonfire Night

EDINBURGH Zoo has demanded action to curb private sales of fireworks after vets blamed them for the death of a baby red panda.

Owners of the zoo, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), say three-month-old Roxie died as a reaction to fireworks on Bonfire Night.

RZSS’s Ben Supple said: “Roxie had recently lost her mum Ginger but was responding well.

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