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Edinburgh's Guy Fawkes Night Fireworks 'Scared Baby Red Panda To Death’. Edinburgh Zoo staff have slammed the widespread use of fireworks in the city after Guy Fawkes Night explosions literally scared their baby red panda to death. Vets at the wildlife conservation charity believe it’s likely that three-month-old kit Roxie died on fireworks night due to stress caused by fireworks being let off across the city centre. Ben Supple, RZSS deputy chief executive, said, “Roxie had recently lost her mum Ginger but was responding well to specialist care from our expert team and was feeding independently. “Very sadly, she choked on her vomit on bonfire night and our vets believe this was probably a reaction to fireworks. “Roxie had access to her den but the frightening noises seem to have been too much for her.” “We know that fireworks can cause stress to other animals in the zoo and we cannot rule out that they may have contributed to the untimely death of Roxie’s mother Ginger, just five days’ earlier.” A public petition calling for tighter restrictions on the use of fireworks and signed by more than a million people was delivered to the UK Government.