Today's message from the "Young Zoo Correspondent School" column is dedicated to World Hippo Day.
World Hippo Day is celebrated annually on February 15. Although this holiday is not official, in the early 2000 it was supported by animal rights activists and activists. They began to hold various thematic events,…
17/02/2026
We decided to join the touching Valentine's Day relay race that zoos are currently hosting, and we are publishing photos of our couples. And you can learn about zoo love stories by visiting us and booking a themed excursion for Valentine's Day.
13/02/2026
Today the zoo has suffered a great loss – Valentyna Makarivna Yakunina has passed away.
Her entire life was devoted to the zoo. Our institution stands on people like her – on their dedication and love.
Valentyna Makarivna began working at Mykolaiv Zoo in 1968, when she was only 19…
10/02/2026
The message of the column "School of the Young Zoo Correspondent” today is dedicated to the International Zebra Day. Young biologists visited our zebras, prepared a story about them and took interesting photos.
“Every year on January 31, the world celebrates International Zebra Day. This is not just a holiday,…
31/01/2026
Every year on January 26, the world celebrates World Environmental Education Day. The purpose of this day is to raise people's awareness of global and local environmental problems and the importance of active participation in the preservation and protection of the environment.
The idea arose at the UN Conference on…
30/01/2026
The Christmas Bird Count is an annual global event that takes place every year at the end of January and is the largest event for studying wintering birds in the world. The tradition of counting birds was born in 1900 in the USA, when the editor of the ornithological magazine…
29/01/2026
On January 14, Nicole Scherwinski visited Mykolaiv Zoo. She came to our zoo from Nuremberg and brought gifts for our elephants, Dinkar and Shanti, - hay nets made from natural materials by Garry White. These are gifts from the European Elephant Group. Nicole is a member of this organization. She…
15/01/2026
Today, the staff of Mykolaiv Zoo congratulated our senior administrator, Iryna Hryhorivna Hordiienko, on a special date – 25 years of continuous work at the zoo!
Over the years of work at the zoo, she has proven herself as a qualified specialist, a conscientious employee, performing her duties at a…
10/01/2026
