Today we’re celebrating Carson the Red Panda's 12th birthday 🎉 by launching Run for Red Pandas 2026! 🏃🏽 This global campaign supports community-based conservation in Nepal through the annual Red Panda Marathon—a powerful initiative that strengthens local livelihoods, inspires environmental stewardship, and empowers communities to protect wild red pandas and their Himalayan forests. 🌳 🐾 Want to be part of the movement? Join us in celebrating Carson’s birthday and International Red Panda Day by registering for Run for Red Pandas 2026! Learn more in our new article: redpandanetwork.org/post/Joi… #CarsonTheRedPanda #RunForRedPandas #RedPanda #RedPandaMarathon #InternationalRedPandaDay #IRPD2026 #CommunityConservation #WildlifeConservation #SaveTheRedPanda #GetActiveForGood #Nepal

Day Two at the Red Panda Symposium 2026 🐾 The second day explored how climate change, ecotourism, fundraising and community engagement shape the future of red panda conservation, bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to the conversation. Read the full blog here: redpandanetwork.org/post/Sec… #RedPandaSymposium #RedPanda #RPS #Conservation #Symposium

How well do you know the red panda? 🐾 At the Red Panda Symposium 2026, we asked some of our board members and team at RPN to share fun facts about these fascinating animals. How many did you know? 👀 Share any new red panda facts you know in the comments! ❤️ #RPS #RedPanda #Conservation #RedPandaNetwork

Here are a few names for the red panda we heard at the Red Panda Symposium 2026. 🐾 What do you call a red panda in your language? #RPS #RedPanda #Conservation #RedPandaNetwork

Day One at the Red Panda Symposium 2026 🐾 The first day focused on the status, speciation and threats facing red pandas, bringing experts and conservationists together to share knowledge and explore the way forward. Read the full blog here: lnkd.in/gTuEWZuD #RedPandaSymposium #RedPanda #RPS #Conservation #Symposium

What do red pandas need to survive? We asked attendees at the Red Panda Symposium 2026 to fill in the blank. The answers were different, but the message was clear: protecting red pandas takes all of us. #RPS #RedPanda #Conservation #RedPandaNetwork

Five countries. One species. Different realities. 🐾 The red panda is found across Nepal, India, Bhutan, China and Myanmar. What is its status in each country? Hear from experts from all five range countries at the Red Panda Symposium 2026 as they share what’s happening on the ground and what it means for the future of the species. #RPS #RedPanda #Conservation #RedPandaNetwork

Day One - Red Panda Symposium 2026 Know Our Speakers __________ #RedPandaSymposium #RedPanda #RPS #Conservation #Symposium

We're excited to welcome Lex Limbu as our Red Panda Symposium 2026 Inaugural Emcee! @lexlimbu a Nepali storyteller, blogger and development enthusiast and professional whose work connects people, places, and stories from Nepal and Nepali diaspora including conservation. His stories emphasize sustainable development, communities, conservation, travel, and the environment. Through his storytelling and digital platforms, he has helped bring diverse stories from Nepal to wider audiences. With his passion for storytelling and connecting with people, Lex will guide us through conversations bringing together red panda conservationists, researchers, communities, and collaborators from all red panda range countries and beyond. ___________ #RedPandaSymposium #RedPanda #Conservation #LexLImbu

Happy World Rabies Day 2026! Out of the nearly 200 threatened species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature @iucnred_list classifies 30 as critically endangered, 71 as endangered, and 87 as vulnerable. In collaboration with local municipalities, we vaccinate more than 2,000 stray and free-roaming dogs with anti-rabies vaccine each year. Early this September in collaboration with @saferedpanda and @humaneinnovations we also trained our Forest Guardians, veterinarian and field staff on dog handling. We thank @saferedpanda and @humaneinnovations for capacity building support and all our supporters making this vaccination campaign possible. @rabiesalliance #WorldRabiesDay #WorldRabiesDay2026

Happy International Red Panda Day from all of us at Red Panda Network to you. Donate to Red Panda Network redpandanetwork.org/donate #irpd #internationalredpandaday #redpandaday

One day can put red pandas in the spotlight. Their future depends on what happens on the other 364. This #InternationalRedPandaDay, we’re looking beyond awareness, at the forests, communities and choices that shape what happens next. Read Beyond Awareness: What Will You Do for the Red Panda? redpandanetwork.org/post/BEY… Voiceover By: Asher Montgomery #IRPD2026 #RedPanda #RedPandaConservation #RedPandaNetwork

How are red pandas faring across their range? What is working to protect them and what do we still need to understand? The world’s first Red Panda Symposium brings together researchers and conservation practitioners to examine these questions. You can join online, hearing directly from people studying red pandas and working to protect them. Explore research and conservation experiences from Nepal, Bhutan, India and China, from habitat and disease threats to restoration, community livelihoods and conservation breeding. For students, researchers, conservation professionals and anyone with an interest in red pandas, this is an opportunity to learn from work happening across countries and disciplines. 📅 October 5 & 6, 2026 🎟️ USD $25 for one day | $50 for both days Can’t attend live? Recordings of the day(s) you register for will be shared as well. Register Here: redpandanetwork.org/Red-Pand… Share this invitation with a colleague or student who would benefit from joining. #RedPandaSymposium #RedPandaConservation #RedPandaNetwork #RedPanda #IRPD

International Red Panda Day gives us a moment to talk about red pandas. But the work that determines their future happens long after the posts disappear. It happens in forests under pressure, in communities balancing daily needs with conservation, in monitoring routes, restoration sites, livelihood programs, research, and countless local decisions that rarely make headlines. Protecting red pandas is not only about knowing they are endangered. It is about understanding the landscape they depend on, the people who share it, and the choices that shape what happens next. Let's look at that bigger picture and at what meaningful action can look like beyond a single day of awareness. Read : Beyond Awareness: What Will You Do for the Red Panda? redpandanetwork.org/post/BEY… #InternationalRedPandaDay #IRPD2026 #RedPandaConservation #RedPandaNetwork #CommunityConservation