China’s primary legal framework for wild animal conservation is the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife, under which species may be listed as “wildlife under special state protection.” Within this framework, the List of State Key Protected Wild Animals is the statutory species list that provides legal protection and determines management measures under Chinese law. The wolverine is included in this list as a Class I protected wild animal. Class I is the country’s highest level of protection, and provides wolverines with strict protections from hunting, killing, trade and other harms without special permits. Because Class I status is accompanied by legal backing in the Wild Animal Protection Law, it functions similarly to what many countries term “endangered species protection.”