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— International Bird Day On April 1, we celebrate International Bird Day, which is intended to draw attention to the problems of preserving the bird world. Bird Day is an environmental holiday, founded by Charles Almanzo Babcock, the director of the Oil City schools, in 1894, with which he wanted to draw the attention… 01/04/2025

— World Bear Day World Bear Day is celebrated annually on March 23 and is dedicated to raising awareness about the eight species of bears, their ecological role and the need for their conservation. World Bear Day is dedicated to protecting all bears, regardless of species. Their habitats are fragmented due to activities such… 25/03/2025

— The old grandmother chimpanzee Ambi died Unfortunately, we have sad news for you today – the old grandmother chimpanzee Ambi died at the age of 57. She turned out to have age-related diseases incompatible with life. But she lived a long life, was a long-time resident of our zoo. Ambi previously lived in the Netherlands, in… 21/03/2025

— Primroses Every year we hold an event dedicated to the protection of primroses! Primroses are amazing plants that have adapted to bloom when there are no leaves on the trees in the forest, and every warm ray of sunlight reaches the very ground, as well as when there is still a… 19/03/2025

— Younglings at the "Grandfather's hut" Meet the new message of our column “School of the Young Zoo Correspondent”! The articles of this column are written by our young biologists, and the photographs are also taken by them, so don’t judge too harshly, because the youngest authors are only 10-12 years old! The young correspondents visited… 18/03/2025

— World Wildlife Day Every year on 3 March, people around the world celebrate World Wildlife Day. This holiday was first celebrated in 2013. Since then, the day has served as a regular reminder of the vulnerability of the world’s wildlife and the urgent need to protect it. The theme of World Wildlife Day… 08/03/2025

— International Polar Bear Day February 27th is International Polar Bear Day. With the support of the organization Polar Bears International, since 2014 the International Polar Bear Day has appeared in the environmental calendar. The purpose of the holiday is to spread information about these animals and draw public attention to the need to protect… 28/02/2025

— Enrichment of feline habitat Today, the employees of the department of carnivorous animals together with the young naturalists of the zoo carried out another enrichment of the habitat of the animals. This time it was olfactory enrichment for different species of felines. The animals reacted to the enrichment in different ways: the young female… 26/02/2025

— Awarding of the zoo staff The staff of Mykolaiv Zoo of National Importance was awarded the city award "For the Defense of Mykolaiv". 26/02/2025