Wuhan Zoo

Wuhan Zoo, located in Hanyang District of Wuhan, Hubei Province, adjacent to the East Lake Scenic Area and Moshan Scenic Spot, is a core member of the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens. It houses more than 2,000 individual animals representing 300 species, including national first-class protected species such as *Ailuropoda melanoleuca* (giant panda), *Rhinopithecus roxellana* (Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey), *Lipotes vexillifer* (Yangtze river dolphin), and *Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis* (Yangtze finless porpoise), as well as IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species such as *Psephurus gladius* (Chinese paddlefish, captive preservation of genetic samples) and *Cuon alpinus* (d