20 Mar, 2017 @ 13:00
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Red pandas arrive at Fuengirola’s Bioparc

Red panda at Bioparc
Red panda at Bioparc

TWO red pandas have arrived at Fuengirola’s Bioparc.

The species has been labelled as in danger of extinction by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature after 50% of its global population was reduced in the last 20 years.

Sisters Maggie and Mafalda’s arrival comes after Bioparc requested to be part of the European conservation programme.

The pandas, who actually belong to the weasel family, along with racoons and skunks, will reside in a specially made enclosure that replicates the temperate forests of Myanmar, their natural habitat.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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