A Labour-led council has prohibited using fireworks over fears that they might depart two crimson pandas feeling "harassed".
The Metropolis of Edinburgh Council has added extra neighbourhoods to its "no-firework zone" following the demise of a child panda and its mom linked to final yr's Bonfire Night time festivities.
The restrictions cowl 9 areas in Edinburgh and can come into impact between Halloween and November 9.
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Firework management zones (FCZs) have been first launched by the council final yr within the areas of Balerno, Calton Hill, Niddrie and Seafield.
Member's of the council's tradition and communities committee voted to increase the restrictions on these areas for a further two years and add contemporary bans to Moredun, Gracemount, Longstone, Sighthill and Corstorphine.
The choice has been supported by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, who mentioned that two crimson pandas at Edinburgh Zoo might need died from shock final yr.
Roxie, the infant crimson panda, died after choking on her personal vomit on November 5 and her mom, Ginger, died simply 5 days prior.
Zoologists have recommended that the pandas' deaths might have been linked to emphasize induced from the loud fireworks within the surrounding areas of the zoo.
Edinburgh Zoo is positioned within the Corstorphine space, which has now been designated by the council as a FCZ.
Councillor Margaret Graham mentioned: “We would like everybody to have the ability to take pleasure in Bonfire Night time safely and responsibly and these FCZs are a part of our efforts to make sure that.
“The brand new FCZs being launched are primarily based on group requests and reply to actual considerations across the security of individuals and animals in these areas.
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“That is along with the FCZs first launched final yr, which we discovered had a extremely optimistic impact.
“This is only one instrument for minimising the unfavorable affect of fireworks right now of yr, and we’ll proceed to work carefully with companions to take a look at alternative ways of addressing the problem.”
Chief govt of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Ben Supple, mentioned he was "very grateful" to the council for introducing the brand new measures.
He added: “Roxie sadly choked to demise on her sick final Bonfire Night time and it is vitally possible that this was as a result of stress from fireworks.
“The loud bangs would have been extremely horrifying for her and fireworks might have additionally contributed to the demise of her mum Ginger 5 days earlier.
“Firework exclusion zones are an necessary step to guard animals in zoos, pets, horses, livestock and wildlife.
“We’re additionally supporting calls from animal welfare charities to ban the sale of fireworks to the general public, with solely drone or mild shows used at organised occasions.”