{"id":855835,"date":"2026-06-09T20:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/855835\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:08:17","slug":"phoenix-the-red-panda-dies-at-wnc-nature-center-in-asheville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/855835\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix the red panda dies at WNC Nature Center in Asheville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) &#8211; The WNC Nature Center announced on Tuesday that Phoenix, its red panda, has died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The nature center said Phoenix lived at the facility for more than seven years and died after a sudden decline in health. He was 15 years old, an age officials described as \u201cremarkably long\u201d for a red panda.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Phoenix the red panda\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/XWQ6KR2XSNGQTIS2EALS4H5UW4.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Phoenix the red panda(WNC Nature Center)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cPhoenix arrived at the Nature Center from Lincoln Park Zoo in late 2018. During his time here, he introduced countless members of the Asheville community to red pandas and served as an important ambassador for his species,\u201d the center said. \u201cHis handsome face, sweet disposition, and gentle nature made him a favorite among guests. He will be deeply missed by our staff, volunteers, members, and everyone who had the opportunity to know him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Officials said BB, the nature center\u2019s female red panda, is doing well. Because red pandas are naturally solitary animals, guests will continue to see her in the habitat during visits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with FOX Carolina. For more free content like this, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxcarolina.com\/page\/apps\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.foxcarolina.com\/page\/apps\/\">download our apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WHNS. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) &#8211; The WNC Nature Center announced on Tuesday that Phoenix, its red panda, has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":855836,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,37646,1587,349390,349387,349385,349386,56436,349384,50,1589,349381,349388,349382,349389,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,116302,52003,349383],"class_list":["post-855835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-phoenix","tag-america","tag-arizona","tag-asheville","tag-az","tag-bb-the-red-panda","tag-beloved-red-panda","tag-fox-carolina","tag-fox-carolina-news","tag-lincoln-park-zoo","tag-nature-center","tag-news","tag-phoenix","tag-phoenix-red-panda","tag-phoenix-red-panda-dies","tag-phoenix-the-red-panda","tag-phoenix-the-red-panda-dies","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-western-nc","tag-western-north-carolina","tag-wnc-nature-center"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116721963632874800","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}