The photo, taken on July 26, shows three wild elks leisurely walking across a mudflat on Duogan Isle in the Southern Dongting Lake Reserve. A special campaign to improve the ecological environment of Dongting Lake was launched in 2008. Since then, the ecosystem of the Southern Dongting Lake has been increasingly livable for wild animals. (Photo/Huang Yun and Song Mei) 

The photo, taken on July 26, shows three wild elks leisurely walking across a mudflat on Duogan Isle in the Southern Dongting Lake Reserve. A special campaign to improve the ecological environment of Dongting Lake was launched in 2008. Since then, the ecosystem of the Southern Dongting Lake has been increasingly livable for wild animals. (Photo/Huang Yun and Song Mei) 

The photo, taken on July 26, shows three wild elks leisurely walking across a mudflat on Duogan Isle in the Southern Dongting Lake Reserve. A special campaign to improve the ecological environment of Dongting Lake was launched in 2008. Since then, the ecosystem of the Southern Dongting Lake has been increasingly livable for wild animals. (Photo/Huang Yun and Song Mei)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday