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  • What Kyiv Zoo is famous for: the formation and history of Kyiv Zoo

    What Kyiv Zoo is famous for: the formation and history of Kyiv Zoo

    The Kyiv Zoological Park is one of the most important nature conservation institutions in the country, combining scientific, educational and recreational functions. It is home to a large number of animals from different continents: from large predators and ungulates to exotic birds, primates and representatives of aquatic ecosystems. The collection is formed taking into account the conservation status of species, as well as the conditions necessary for their comfortable life, which allows maintaining stable populations and participating in international nature conservation programmes.

    Education plays a special role in the zoo’s activities. Educational classes, themed lessons, excursions and workshops are held for schoolchildren, where children can learn more about the animal world. There is a club for young naturalists, which helps them learn the basics of biology, ecology and animal care. Special programmes have been created for visitors with special needs, including ‘Zoo by Touch,’ which allows people with visual impairments to learn about animals through tactile contact and explanatory lessons.

    Stork and flamingo at Kyiv Zoo/Kyivzoo

    An important stage in its development has been the reconstruction that has been ongoing since 2017.

    The infrastructure is being updated, modern enclosures and comfortable recreation areas are being built. At the same time, an arboretum is being developed, creating a green environment that is favourable for both animals and visitors to the zoo.

    The history of KyivZoo began in 1907, and since then the zoo has experienced periods of growth, war losses and restoration. Today, it remains not only a popular place for family leisure, but also an important centre for nature conservation, combining science, environmental education and biodiversity conservation.

    Earlier, naturalists told us where grey cranes live in Ukraine.

  • Servals evacuated from frontline Kurakhove live in orchard – KyivZoo

    Servals evacuated from frontline Kurakhove live in orchard – KyivZoo

    Servals are extremely rare in Ukraine. Four individuals were evacuated from the frontline town of Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast to the Kyiv Zoo. This was reported on Facebook by the institution.

    They were taken out in 2023. After stabilization, treatment, and adaptation, the first pair – Osiris and Sekhmet – moved on to the next stage of rehabilitation.

    For this purpose, the zoo staff arranged a new spacious home for them, taking into account all the peculiarities of the species and individual needs of the animals.

    Now the servals are getting used to their new home, and the specialists take care of their comfort every day. The animals received a three-level wooden house, hammocks, tree branches, scratching posts, different types of soil, wooden logs for climbing, and a balanced diet with their favorite meat.

    “You can see our cats in the orchard of KyivZoo,” the institution said.

    Earlier, mysterious rhinoceros birds could be seen in the Kyiv Zoo. They have come out of their winter home.

  • Patrol policemen help a cat with injured paws

    Patrol policemen help a cat with injured paws

    On Kyivskyi Shlyakh Street in Boryspil, police helped a cat with damaged hind legs. A concerned citizen called 102 to report the animal’s whereabouts. This was reported by the press service of the Patrol Police of the Kyiv Region on the Telegram channel.

    Later, patrol policemen found the cat lying down and unable to walk. The cat had been in the bushes since the morning and the woman did not know what had happened to it.

    Patrol policemen Kateryna Zabolotna and Vitalii Kondratov arrived at the spot and found the cat, which could not move on its own, but was alive.

    У Борисполі патрульні врятували
    Patrol policemen rescue a woman in Boryspil / press service of the Patrol Police of Kyiv region

    Later, law enforcement officers handed the dog over to volunteers. Currently, the cat is under the care of a curator and is undergoing the necessary treatment.

    У Борисполі патрульні врятували
    Patrol policemen rescue a woman in Boryspil / press service of the Patrol Police of Kyiv region

    We will remind, in Brovary, teenagers allegedly shot at animals with air guns. A resident of the city noticed a group of people.

  • Sick wolf rescued in Kyiv, which was sold on the Internet and settled in an apartment for two years

    Sick wolf rescued in Kyiv, which was sold on the Internet and settled in an apartment for two years

    A wolf lived in a Kyiv apartment for two years. A small wolf cub with rickets was sold online and lived in a human apartment for two years. This was reported by WHITE ROCK Bear Shelter on Facebook.

    As a result of this ‘shelter’, the animal had to have a metal plate installed in its paw (after a bone fracture). The wolf is in poor health, especially its stomach and intestines.

    ‘But he is incredible, and we are happy that the owners realised their mistake and found a great place for the wolf. Let this story serve as a good example. And we are grateful to our friends who always respond to requests for help,’ the post reads.

    Врятований вовк у Києві
    Rescued wolf in Kyiv/White Rock Bear Shelter

    Veterinarians took the necessary measures. All those involved in the rescue were thanked.

    As a reminder, the black stork, which is considered quite rare in Ukraine, was spotted near the Chornobyl zone. The ornithologists visited the outskirts of the village of Kamianka.

  • Filming the abuse on a phone: police found the cat’s juvenile abusers through social media

    Filming the abuse on a phone: police found the cat’s juvenile abusers through social media

    The police in Kyiv region have brought to justice the parents of children who had been cruelly treating an animal.

    Juvenile inspectors identified all the people involved in the incident and brought the teenagers’ parents to administrative responsibility for abusing the cat. This was reported by the press service of the National Police of the Kyiv region.

    The video of the animal abuse was discovered during Internet monitoring.

    In the recording, one of the girls threw the cat into the bushes, the other recorded the actions on a mobile phone camera, and the third watched.

    Знущалися з кота
    Girls from Volodarske community mocked a cat / Press service of the Kyiv region police

    Law enforcement officers identified the teenagers involved in the incident. They were three girls from the Volodarsk community aged 12 to 15.

    Дівчата знущалися з кота
    Teenagers from Volodarske community mocked a cat / Press service of the Kyiv region police

    Administrative proceedings were initiated. The police of Kyiv region call on parents to pay more attention to the upbringing of their children and to foster a humane attitude towards animals.

    In Brovary, teenagers are allegedly shooting at animals with air guns. About a week ago, a resident of the city noticed a group of people shooting at tin cans in the Shevchenko Park area, and later saw a wounded cat.

  • Anti-rabies bait scattered in Kyiv forests

    Anti-rabies bait scattered in Kyiv forests

    Recently, brown briquettes against rabies were laid out on the territory of Sviatoshyno forest.

    These are baits for wild animals with the vaccine, and they should not be picked up, touched or moved. A total of 3200 doses were scattered. Details are provided by the Main Department of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection in Kyiv.

    The fight against rabies among wild animals continues in the capital. Experts have carried out routine oral vaccination of wild carnivores as part of the state rabies prevention programme. To protect animals and humans from rabies, edible vaccine baits – small brown briquettes the size of a matchbox – are laid out in nature. They have the smell of meat and bone meal, which attracts wild carnivores (in particular, foxes).

    Inside the briquette is a capsule with a vaccine.

    • Venue: the territory of Sviatoshyno Forestry and Parks
    • Area under treatment: 128 km²
    • Number of vaccine doses distributed: 3200

    The purpose of the event is to prevent the spread of a deadly disease among both animals and humans. Vaccine baits do not pose a danger to humans or animals.

    У лісах Києва розкидали приманки проти сказу
    Anti-rabies bait was scattered in Kyiv forests / Main Directorate of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection in Kyiv

    Important for park visitors:

    • Do not touch the vaccine briquettes
    • Do not move them if you find them by accident

    This will help to effectively immunise wild animals and reduce the risk of rabies spread.

    As a reminder, incredible pink phoenixes have returned to Kyiv.

  • Incredible pink phoenixes returned to Kyiv

    Incredible pink phoenixes returned to Kyiv

    The Kyiv Zoo welcomed pink flamingos, also called phoenixes. The birds will be fed a special dish with vitamin and mineral supplements. This is stated in the message of KMA on the Telegram channel.

    Ukraine’s largest zoo flock of pink flamingos has returned to its summer lake lands. For the birds’ comfort, it was decided to recreate the natural conditions of the Black Sea estuaries.

    New comfortable rooms were arranged for the incredible guests. KyivZoo employees made areas with grass lawns, bushes and sandy clay beaches, as well as created new nesting areas.

    The flamingos are fed with the Black Sea mix, which is especially useful for them, including minced meat and fish, daphnia crustaceans, gammarus, ground dandelion and lettuce leaves, cereal flour and vitamin and mineral supplements.

    KyivZoo ticket offices are open

    • on Monday – from 12:00 to 17:00
    • from Tuesday to Sunday – from 10:00 to 17:00
    • stay on the territory – until 18:30

    The KMA urged people to take care of their own safety, be cautious and go to the shelter when the air raid alarm sounds.

    Where do pink flamingos live

    Pink flamingos are considered one of the most common birds of the Flamingo family. In Ukraine, it is a rather rare migratory species, with only one known nesting record.

    Single birds or small groups are found in southern Ukraine every year. In 2017, a nesting was recorded in the Kherson region on Sivash. In early May 2020, migratory birds were also recorded at the Tiligul Estuary on the border of Odesa and Mykolaiv regions. At least 35 pink-winged flamingos arrived at the Tuzly Estuaries National Nature Park in spring 2023.

    The bird is the size of a white stork. It weighs between 2 and 4 kg, is 125-145 cm long, and its wingspan can reach 140-165 cm.

    In Europe, they nest in Spain and southern France. The breeding area also covers Africa (on the lakes of Morocco, Kenya, Tunisia, Mauritania, in the south of the continent; on the Cape Verde Islands) and large areas of Asia (Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, India).

    These birds inhabit marine lagoons and estuaries, as well as large saltwater lakes. Their diet consists of small crustaceans, fly larvae, and mollusks. These birds also eat unicellular algae Aphanothece sabina and various seeds. The presence of certain plants in their diet, in particular red algae and crustaceans, provides the birds with a pink colour.

    In the wild, flamingos usually live from 30 to 40 years. Zoologists have also recorded rare cases of life expectancy of up to 70 years or more.
    The Easter eggs in Kyiv that were saved from shelling will be displayed at an exhibition.

    Easter eggs saved from shelling in Kyiv to be exhibited.

  • Teenagers walk around Brovary with pneumatic guns, cat found with bullet in spine – social media

    Teenagers walk around Brovary with pneumatic guns, cat found with bullet in spine – social media

    In Brovary, teenagers are allegedly shooting at animals with air guns. About a week ago, a resident of the city noticed a group of people shooting at tin cans in the Shevchenko Park area. This is stated in the message of the Telegram channel ‘My Kyiv’.

    The woman’s neighbours said that the teenagers were also shooting at residential buildings. And on Sunday, 13 April, this fact was confirmed: a bullet pierced the kitchen window of a local resident.

    Підлітки стріляють по тваринах у Броварах
    Wounded cat with a bullet in its spine/screenshot video

    Later, it turned out that Ms Hanna, a resident of the same neighbourhood, had found a cat a month ago that could only walk on its front legs. After an examination at the veterinary clinic, it turned out that a bullet from an airgun had lodged in the animal’s spine.

    куля у хребті кота
    A bullet in the spine of a wounded cat/screenshot video

    People are asking us to find the culprits. Anyone who knows about such cases should inform law enforcement agencies, as cruelty to animals is a criminal offence.

  • Someone tried to send a wolf skull with a raven on it from Kyiv to the United States

    Someone tried to send a wolf skull with a raven on it from Kyiv to the United States

    They tried to send stuffed cockatoos and arachnids to the United States from Kyiv, as well as a raven that was attached to a wolf’s skull.

    These animals are subject to international environmental conventions. This is stated on the Facebook page of Kyiv Customs.

    The results of the examination, conducted by experts from the National Museum of Natural History, showed that the samples were identified as:

    • a stuffed raven (Corvus corax), a nomadic, sedentary and breeding bird of Ukraine.
    • the stuffed parrots are the green ara (Ara militaris), which can be found in Colombia, Bolivia and Mexico, and the white cockatoo (Cacatua alba), which lives on the islands of Indonesia.
    • A skull with a raven on it is a wolf (Canis lupus) species found throughout Ukraine.

    The stuffed birds and the skull were seized by customs officers. They are establishing the circumstances of the incident, as the documents required for transportation were not provided.

    Wildlife protection and the CITES Convention

    The raven is protected by international institutions. In particular, the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats protects the bird.

    The ara and the cockatoo wolf also need protection, as their populations are declining. They are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Such parrot species are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), among other things.

    The CITES Convention provides, inter alia, that permits must be obtained for the appropriate export of any plant or animal, whether dead or alive, and any part or derivative thereof that is easily recognisable. The relevant documentation is provided by the administrative authorities of Ukraine on the issue of compliance with the requirements of the Convention.

  • A fox hole was unearthed in the forest and an unusual guest was rescued (video)

    A fox hole was unearthed in the forest and an unusual guest was rescued (video)

    The frightened puppy was rescued by caring people.

    Volunteers dug up an abandoned fox hole and rescued a small dog. This was reported on Facebook by Kyiv Animal Rescue Group.

    The animal was hiding all alone and shaking with fear. People had to dig for more than three hours.

    In total, they managed to go about eight metres, because the frightened puppy ran away as they approached it. The dog was very lucky – one good person accidentally noticed it there in the forest, and another took it to take care of it.

    Thank you, wonderful people! – the post reads.

    The Kyiv Animal Rescue Group reminded how much their activities are supported. The team is not funded by anyone, it receives only donations from caring people.

    Earlier, weather forecasters announced the weather forecast for Kyiv and the region on 13 November.