Covering an area of 12 hectares, the Chinese Sturgeon Museum [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is the only professional Level 1 sturgeon protection institution in China. More than 5 million sturgeons of different sizes have been introduced into the Yangtze River by artificial reproduction in the museum since 1982, which has helped to prevent the extinction of Chinese sturgeons due to the construction of the Three Gorges Project and Gezhouba Water Conservancy Project.
The Chinese Sturgeon Museum is composed of Sturgeon Hall, Specimen Hall [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], Crocodile Hall, and Aquatic Corridor, among which Sturgeon Hall displays Chinese sturgeons, U.S. paddlefishes, Russian sturgeons, as well as hybrid sturgeons. The large reptiles—Chinese alligators and saltwater crocodiles—are exhibited in Crocodile Hall, which are all national Level 1 protected animals. In addition, there are also national Level 2 protected animals such as giant salamanders and Chinese suckers in the museum, unique offerings that attract more than one million visitors every year.
Not only does the Chinese Sturgeon Museum entertain the public, it is also dedicated to scientific research and animal-protection publicity, and improving the environmental protection consciousness of the pubic in the form of popular science education. A tourism company based on the museum was established in 1993 with a Chinese sturgeon theme and has attracted over 5 million visitors from all over the world over the last 15 years.
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The Chinese Sturgeon Museum is composed of Sturgeon Hall, Specimen Hall [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], Crocodile Hall, and Aquatic Corridor, among which Sturgeon Hall displays Chinese sturgeons, U.S. paddlefishes, Russian sturgeons, as well as hybrid sturgeons. The large reptiles—Chinese alligators and saltwater crocodiles—are exhibited in Crocodile Hall, which are all national Level 1 protected animals. In addition, there are also national Level 2 protected animals such as giant salamanders and Chinese suckers in the museum, unique offerings that attract more than one million visitors every year.
Not only does the Chinese Sturgeon Museum entertain the public, it is also dedicated to scientific research and animal-protection publicity, and improving the environmental protection consciousness of the pubic in the form of popular science education. A tourism company based on the museum was established in 1993 with a Chinese sturgeon theme and has attracted over 5 million visitors from all over the world over the last 15 years.
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