A baby red panda has died due to “stress caused by fireworks” after choking on her own vomit just five days after her mother died, according to an animal rights group.

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

A baby red panda was frightened to death by fireworks on Bonfire Night, zoo owners have claimed. Vets blame the death of three-month-old cub Roxie on fireworks being set off near Edinburgh Zoo after she choked on her own vomit in shock, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) said.

The three-month-old red panda cub named Roxie died on Bonfire Night at her enclosure. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), which runs the zoo, has said there was “probably” a link to fireworks being let off in the city centre and the death.

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.

A rare baby red panda is believed to have been killed by stress caused by fireworks, leading to calls from experts to crack down on their use. Roxie, a three-month-old kit, died at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland on Guy Fawke's night.

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),

A baby red panda has been literally scared to death by fireworks being set off near her home at Edinburgh Zoo, according to conservationists.

The operators of Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland have linked the death of a baby red panda last week to fireworks and called for tighter regulations.