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Russian strike burns Kyiv bird clinic, kills rare black vulture

Russian aerial strike burned down Nyushanik Estate bird rehabilitation clinic in Kyiv Oblast, shelter head Iryna Snopko reported on Oct. 7.

7 October, 01:30 PM

Birds in Donetsk Oblast building nests with drone fiber-optic cable

Birds in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast are adapting to life in a war zone by using remnants of drone fiber-optic cable, along with grass, to build their nests, Oleh Malchenko, a doctor of historical sciences, senior researcher at the Institute of Archival Studies and Source Studies of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, and now a serviceman said on June 6.

6 June, 08:10 PM

Rare night heron chicks hatch in Odesa park for first time since 2022

For the first time since 2022, chicks of the black-crowned night heron — locally known as the "kvak" — have hatched at the Tuzly Estuaries National Nature Park in southern Odesa Oblast, Ivan Rusev, head of the park's scientific research department, reported.

18 May, 01:22 PM

Stork in Zakarpattya brings Ukrainian flag to its nest — photo

In the town of Perechyn, Zakarpattya Oblast, a stork brought a Ukrainian flag to its nest, Facebook user Yevhen Veselskyi shared in his post, published on April 25.

27 April 2025, 04:00 PM

Exotic wildlife Polish smuggler faces bribery probe

An attempt by a Polish citizen to smuggle lemurs and exotic birds was thwarted at the Hrushiv-Budomezh checkpoint, the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) reported on Telegram on Jan. 5, posting photos of the rare animals and birds discovered on the Ukrainian-Polish border.

6 January 2025, 01:09 PM

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