Ukraine's Zoo is Battling the War too
The war in Ukraine is horrific on all fronts. Two million have fled the country. Collateral damage is everywhere, including zoos in Feldman Ecopark and Kyiv.
At Feldman Ecopark zoo bombs landed in the facility and killed some animals. In Kyiv, cluster bombs landed nearby, and the animals were terrified and traumatized.
Animal safety in a zoo is not something that is top of mind while watching this tragedy unfold. Then you learn about it and see deeper into this developing nightmare.
The inexplicable destruction of humanity, the environment, and animals are all rolled into one chaotic horror show.
As reported by the Washington Post, Horace, the elephant needed to be sedated. He was in such distress. Zebras were so freaked out from the tumult and sounds of war they ran into their fence. Probably desperate for a way out. The zookeepers moved them indoors to calm these striped wonders. A lemur deserted her newborn and zookeepers became the baby’s nurturer.
The Ukrainian people provoked no one in this war, and the animals certainly didn’t do a damn thing. For the zookeepers, this has become their front-line stance. The Kyiv zookeepers have moved into the facility to be with the animals as their human companions. Sometimes, zookeepers have brought their families as well.
