Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden is an animal and plant conservation park located in Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, opposite the Independence Palace. This is the oldest zoo ranked eighth in the world with a large campus, located near the downstream of Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe canal. Currently, Saigon Zoo is nurturing more than 1,300 animals of 125 species, with many rare species such as: pheasants, doucs, yellow-cheeked gibbons, golden deer, fire leopards, clouded leopards, etc. Moreover, this zoo has an extremely green space, covered with more than 2,500 trees with more than 900 preserved plant species.