“Roxie had access to her den, but the frightening noises seem to have been too much for her," said Ben Supple, deputy chief executive of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which owns Edinburgh Zoo. “Very sadly, she choked on her vomit on Bonfire ...

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.

A three-month-old red panda has died at Edinburgh Zoo after choking on her own vomit due to stress caused by fireworks on Bonfire Night. Veterinary experts at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) believe the death of baby Roxie was linked to pyrotechnics being set off across the city centre on November 5.

A famous UK zoo has slammed the use of fireworks after a terrified three month old red panda died from the noise of the explosions. Experts claim Roxie, a baby red panda at Edinburgh Zoo choked on her own vomit and died because of her reaction to fireworks in the area.

Zoo owners are linking the death of a baby red panda on Bonfire Night to fireworks and have called for tighter regulations. Wildlife conservation charity the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), which owns Edinburgh Zoo, said vets blame the death of three-month-old panda kit Roxie on her reaction to fireworks in the local area.

Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after a baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.