Frisco the Red Panda put to sleep

A red panda at Curraghs Wildlife Park has had to be put to sleep today.

The team there says Frisco was over 17 years old and keepers had noticed in the last couple of days she'd been struggling and today it became obvious her end was near and knew putting her to sleep was the kindest thing they could do.

She was born at Thrigby Wildlife Park, spent a short while at Paradise Widlife Park then came to the Island in 2008.

Curraghs says they'll 'miss her munching soft fruits and sitting in her favourite tree' and know she lived a good life.

The park still has three other red pandas in the enclosure - Kush, Sara and Aria.