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Ähtäri Zoo

zoo Ähtäri, Finland

Ähtäri Zoo, located in South Ostrobothnia, Finland, is a 60-hectare EAZA-accredited institution first opened in 1961. It is most famous for housing giant pandas *Ailuropoda melanoleuca* Jin Bao Bao and Hua Bao, who arrived in 2018 under the Sino-Finnish Giant Panda Conservation Cooperation Agreement in partnership with the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The zoo’s collection includes over 70 species, many of which are listed on the IUCN Red List, including gray wolves *Canis lupus*, Eurasian lynx *Lynx lynx*, wolverines *Gulo gulo*, and Arctic foxes *Vulpes lagopus*, with

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Resident archive

Pandas connected to this place

1 panda recorded

Currently at Ähtäri Zoo

The pandas currently recorded at this institution.

1 active

Lumi

金宝宝

Alive
11 years old
Ähtäri Zoo

Lumi (meaning "snow" in Finnish), Chinese name Jin Baobao (金宝宝), is a female giant panda born September 20, 2014. Daught...

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Recorded moments

Archive timeline at Ähtäri Zoo

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2018
Jul 10

Hua Bao transferred to ahtari_zoo

Hua Bao moved to ahtari_zoo.

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2018
Jan 18

Lumi transferred to Finland

Lumi and Pyry arrived at Ahtari Zoo, becoming Finland's first giant pandas.

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2018
Jan 17

Hua Bao Arrives in Finland

Hua Bao arrived at Ahtari Zoo in Finland.

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2018
Jan 17

Jin Bao Bao Arrives in Finland

Jin Bao Bao arrived at Ahtari Zoo in Finland.

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2015
Sep 20

Lumi transferred to ahtari_zoo

Lumi moved to ahtari_zoo.

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2015
Jul 10

Pyry transferred to ahtari_zoo

Pyry moved to ahtari_zoo.

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Coordinates: 62.5394 N, 24.1804 E

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About Ähtäri Zoo

Ähtäri Zoo, located in South Ostrobothnia, Finland, is a 60-hectare EAZA-accredited institution first opened in 1961. It is most famous for housing giant pandas Ailuropoda melanoleuca Jin Bao Bao and Hua Bao, who arrived in 2018 under the Sino-Finnish Giant Panda Conservation Cooperation Agreement in partnership with the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The zoo’s collection includes over 70 species, many of which are listed on the IUCN Red List, including gray wolves Canis lupus, Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx, wolverines Gulo gulo, and Arctic foxes Vulpes lagopus, with