Odesa Zoo News Today

Oleg Grishchenko's story is one of passion, resilience, and unwavering dedication, especially now, as he navigates the challenges brought on by the war in Ukraine, continuing to champion the cause of Ukraine's elephants.

Kyiv Zoo is treating four servals that activists miraculously rescued from Donetsk Oblast, the establishment’s Facebook page reported on Dec. 22.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Kyiv on June 29, to join the International Working Group on the ecological damage from the war and assess the environmental impact of military actions, including from the destruction of the Kakhovka HPP and reservoir.

The Odesa Zoo has taken care of pets whose owners were forced to flee the country since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Now it also cares for wildlife affected by flooding after the Russian destruction of the Kakhovka dam.

Odesa port workers have rescued animals affected by the flooding caused by Russia's destruction of Kakhovka dam, the Odesa Zoo said on June 20.

After the accident, the zookeeper started running, and a stranger offered to pick her up and drive her the rest of the way.

The Big Cat Public Safety Act has put an end to would-be "Tiger Kings" nationwide and changed the private ownership industry for exotic animals.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was celebrated with two accolades in the same week, one from Time magazine and another from Financial Times.

Ukraine has made efforts to fly many of their most endangered animals out of the war-torn country, like lions from the Odesa Zoo.

"There's a lot of red tape, a lot of bureaucracy, and especially coming into the United States, that can take anywhere from three months to a year," Craig said. Finally in September, the red tape cleared away, and lion paws touched U.S. soil. "They were definitely very happy to get out of the crates, very happy to stretch their legs, get out, move around," Craig said.