Fireworks likely caused the death of a baby red panda at Edinburgh Zoo after she became so stressed that she choked on her own vomit, experts from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) said on Thursday.

Activists are calling for a ban on fireworks after the heartbreaking death of baby red panda Roxie at Edinburgh Zoo, attributed to stress from Bonfire Night celebrations.

RZSS 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 ...