Red pandas are sought-after as exotic pets, while their copper-coloured hides are prized for their supposed medicinal qualities and aesthetic value
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Nepal has strict punishments for poachers of protected species including prison sentences of up to 10 years
Red pandas face high risk of extinction due to habitat loss, conservation groups say
Red pandas are listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation for Nature (IUCN)
Nepali police officer Jiwan Subba still feels pangs of regret decades after he bludgeoned a strange creature he found wandering in his barn, n…