Finding Masala: A Community Gathers to Search

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Volunteers sign up this morning to help find a missing Panda. [Photo by Mark McKenna]

Volunteers gather at the Sequoia Park Zoo this morning searching for a popular red panda that went missing this week. Masala, who is about the size of a raccoon, somehow slipped from her exhibit Thursday and has been on the lam ever since.12032738_10153023853701587_5367726765865291315_o

Yesterday, zoo officials requested the public’s help in finding the missing animal. “We are relying on the public to help us locate her – by keeping eyes open and cell phones at the ready,” explained Zoo Manager Gretchen Ziegler.

Folks began showing up at 8:30 to help but there is another gathering at 10 a.m. Sooo, there is still time to get there and sign up. Bundle the kids up warmly, bring your cell phone and a desire to help.

UPDATE 11:16 p.m.: Sequoia Park Zoo posted on their Facebook about 10:30 a.m. today, “Masala our red panda is still on her ‘walkabout’. Please keep your eyes open … especially around bamboo. She eats between 2 and 4 pounds of bamboo a day. Maybe she is eating your bamboo!”

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G-ma
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G-ma
8 years ago

Our community is awsome!!!

Clinton Notestine
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Clinton Notestine
8 years ago

I have to come to this site on a permanent basis now that the teabagger trolls have fully invaded loco.

THC
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THC
8 years ago

Clinton, you must be one of those ” tolerant” liberals I hear so much about;-)

hmm
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hmm
8 years ago

I just have a hard time believing that there is not a single bloodhound in HUmboldt county law enforcement. They could have found that animal on the first day. Instead they have attack dogs to savage people and do dangerous work in place of the humans who can actully understand the implications of what they are doing.

Andy Hilkey
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Andy Hilkey
8 years ago
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Lol, As a Bloodhound handler with decades of experience. You do not have an elementary level concept as to how LE Bloodhounds work or what they are trained to find. Sorry but I do not believe you would find any LE agency Bloodhound Handler that would even attempt this type of search as it is directly counter to thier training.

SourTangent
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SourTangent
8 years ago

Are they considering that someone might have stolen her?

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