Open 361 Days a Year: Admissions 10:00am – 3:30pm; park closes at 4:30pm

Due to significant flooding and impassable roads in our region from Tropical Storm Helene, the WNC Nature Center is temporarily CLOSED.

All of our animals are safe and accounted for, and there is minimal damage to the habitats. However, Swannanoa River Road and the main bridge to the Nature Center were washed away, and it will take time to reopen. We will undoubtedly need your support as we rebuild.

Donations can be made at www.wildwnc.org/donate.

Adult Shirt: Red Panda

$25.00 – $30.00

Connect to the past, protect the present, and hope for the future with these adorable Red Panda Shirts. Available in unisex sizes Small all the way up to 4XL! Pictured are small (heather Irish green), and medium (purple) & medium (blue)

The red panda is an endangered species with less than 10,000 (possibly as few as 2,500) of them in the wild. The Red Panda’s ancient cousin once lived in the Western North Carolina region. Bristol’s Panda (Pristinailurus bristoli) is an ancient North American relative of the living Red Panda whose fossils have been discovered at the Gray Archaeological Site in the Southern Appalachian Mountains for Tennessee.

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