Upset pandas see Interserve ditch the high-vis at Edinburgh zoo

By Will Ing2018-09-06T06:00:00

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Interserve has renewed a £2m FM contract with Edinburgh Zoo after agreeing its staff ditch their high-vis jackets – because they were upsetting the pandas.

The zoo is home to the UK’s only giant pandas, including female Tian Tian, while two Asiatic lions are also among the animals put off by the presence of the reflective clothing.

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