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Birthday of polar bears
— Birthday of polar bears The party "Birthday of polar bears" was fun and positive - with interesting quizzes, funny contests and games and, of course, presents for polar bears. Congratulations to our white fluffy beauties on holiday! 12/12/2019
Departure of a male bison
— Departure of a male bison On November 27, Mykolaiv zoo sent a male European bison (Bison bonasus), nickname Mustang, to Tbilisi zoo (Georgia) within the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP). This species is part of the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP), so its movement is regulated by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA)… 28/11/2019
 A new kind of lizard
— A new kind of lizard For the first time in Mykolaiv zoo in the aquaterrarium collection appeared a new kind of lizard. In the beginning of October, as a result of the exchange the zoo received a young pair of ocellated lizard (Lacerta lepida (Timon lepidus)). Animals were exchanged for born in the department Hermann's… 18/11/2019
 Elephants from Europe arrived to Mykolaiv zoo
— Elephants from Europe arrived to Mykolaiv zoo The largest animals of the land Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) after the long exhausted negotiations have finally arrived to Mykolaiv zoo! These giants for several years in a row were absent in the collection of Mykolaiv zoo. During this time, the enclosure for keeping of these animals has been modernized… 10/11/2019
 Halloween holiday
— Halloween holiday Holidays like Halloween are common to many peoples of the world. They are celebrated during the transition from a full, warm, generous autumn to a cold, hungry, exhausting winter. With the help of impetuous fun, games, jokes, people tried to overcome the fear of cold, diseases, the unknown forces of… 01/11/2019
Snow Leopard Male
— Snow Leopard Male On October 22, a male snow leopard named Tiksi was delivered from the French zoological and botanical park Mulhouse by special transport. He was born in this zoo on May 28, 2017. The animal was transferred by decision of the coordinator Emma Nygren (EEP Coordinator for Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia)… 22/10/2019
 Sending Siberian tiger
— Sending Siberian tiger On October 17, the Siberian tiger Avgur, who was born in Nikolaev zoo on December 25, 2017, breeding number of Nikolaev is 65, was safely sent to Odessa zoo, where a new enclosure awaits him. We hope our tiger cub will be comfortable in Odessa. 17/10/2019
 World Animal Protection Day
— World Animal Protection Day World Animal Protection Day is an international day to raise awareness of the rights of animals and their welfare, celebrated every year on 4 October. Back in 1931, supporters of the Nature Protection Movement, at the International Congress held in Italian Florence, given the sad dynamics of human and nature… 04/10/2019
Ukrainian-Japanese holiday
— Ukrainian-Japanese holiday For the first time in Mykolaiv! International Ukrainian-Japanese ecological holiday "Save the polar bear"! September 28, 2019 at 12.00 in the central square of Mykolaiv zoo there was an unusual bright educational action which passed under slogans: "Let's stop global warming!", "Let's protect polar bears!" The international educational action was… 28/09/2019