We are pleased to announce that we have joined the international organization Species360. Species360, formerly ISIS (International Species Information System), was founded in 1974, It is an American non-profit non-governmental membership organization that maintains an international animal database, ZIMS (Zoological Information Management System), as there are five modules for different Read more…
In 2021, UAnimals raised funds to build one of our enclosures for rescued bear cubs. A full-scale war dramatically changed all plans. We evacuated bear cubs to Europe, and construction was frozen. But we always fulfil our obligations. So, despite all the difficulties and new prices, we finally completed the Read more…
The Universal Declaration of Animal Rights was solemnly proclaimed in Paris on 15 October 1978 at the UNESCO headquarters.The text, revised by the International League of Animal Rights in 1989, was submitted to the UNESCO Director General in 1990 and made public that same year. PREAMBLEConsidering that Life is one, Read more…
INITIAL DRAFT TEXT ARISING FROM THE MANILA CONFERENCE ON ANIMAL WELFARE (2003) AND THE COSTA RICA STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING (2005) FOR MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE CONSIDERATION PREAMBLE [The Costa Rica Steering Committee, following on from the Manila Conference on Animal Welfare, confirms:]That animal welfare is an issue worth consideration by governments.That the Read more…
(revised 2018; annotated 2020) 1A wildlife rehabilitator should strive to achieve high standards of animal care through knowledge and an understanding of the field. Individuals must make an effort to be informed of current rehabilitation information, methods, and regulations through participation in continuing education.Wildlife rehabilitators need to strive to continually Read more…
Wildlife veterinary medicine requires expertise. But in general, the requests for wild large carnivores are the same as for domestic dogs and cats – vaccination, deworming, sterilization, treatment and prevention of a certain range of acute and chronic diseases. But the secret, as always, is in the nuances. This is the Read more…
Nymphadora she-wolfdog came to us today. She is a natural hybrid. This phenomenon – hybridization in nature is quite rare, but part of the norm for the population. In 2020, she was stolen from her den as a small cub and kept in a cage for almost four years. She Read more…
Finally, we can tell you good news about Dora the she-wolf, who we have been caring for for the past ten months. Today, February 22, the M&M Zoo service team, with the financial support of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), brought her to her new home at the Read more…
Yampil the bear has finally arrived at Five Sisters Zoo in Scotland! During the Kharkiv counteroffensive, Ukrainian troops liberated the settlements of Lyman and Yampil in Donetsk oblast, which had previously housed a private menagerie. The territory of Yampil was occupied only in April 2022. The animal farm owner was Read more…
We are extremely grateful to the Italian animal protection organization LAV for a very important gift! Thanks to their generous help, we were able to purchase a refrigerated container for storing food for the bears. This is very important for the organization of the work of the Shelter. No words Read more…
2023 is coming to an end. This year was difficult for the whole country. And for our organization as well. Nevertheless, we worked actively. Among the main achievements: Cooperation with the Italian fund LAV to improve our qualifications, share experience and organize additional financial and technical opportunities for our White Read more…
The team of CO «ICF «SAVE WILD» and the White Rock Bear Shelter congratulates you on the upcoming winter holidays! We thank everyone for their support and wish the New Year 2024 to be a Year of hope, peace and new happy stories for people and animals. Together We’re Strong. Read more…
Yesterday, November 7, we had the worst day. Jah went to the rainbow. She died suddenly in her sleep.Additional post-mortem tests are still ongoing. Our little she-wolf has been through a lot in her life. It hurts to talk about it. Bye, baby, we’ll remember you! Information update from 24.11.2023 Read more…
We are incredibly grateful to our Italian LAV colleagues for supporting our project and inviting us to visit their organization. We saw the incredible work of the rehabilitation centre, the rescue team, and the various departments united by the mission to help animals. This is a unique experience and an Read more…
Lord let my son live long enough to see that mountain torn down Austerity Blues – A Silver Mt. Zion In the essence of a person, as a social being, there is a desire to impress other people. Pleasant bonuses to the delight of the audience include monetary rewards, growth Read more…
We remind you that on July 13-14, 2023, a landmark event took place. With the support of IFAW, the Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center, the «BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr» and the CO «ICF «Save wild», a conference «Rescue and Rehabilitation of Wild Animals in Ukraine» was held with the participation of the Read more…
Today, September 25, 2023, our White rock Bear shelter was visited by the wonderful Limbs for Liberty team, Kelli and Kreston Rohrig from Colorado, USA. They help Ukrainians who lost limbs due to the war to get prostheses and rehabilitate. We are proud to meet you!
Brown bear (Ursus arctos): problems of conservation and studying of population in Ukraine: monography / scientific editors: Ihor Dykyy, Maryna Shkvyria. – Kyiv: PLC “SIC Group Ukraine”, 2015. – 135 p. ISBN 978-617-7092-57-4 The authors of the chapters: I. Dykyy, M. Shkvyria, P. Khoetcky, I. Delehan, I. Skilsky, A.-T. Bashta, Read more…
Authors: Maryna Shkvyria, Yegor Yakovlev In the spring of 2021, the Yasnogorodska ostrich farm purchased five bear cubs, three lion cubs and a small leopard from a wild animal dealer. A not indifferent visitor to the farm, Yuliya Shapovalenko, published on March 28 an appeal to the animal protection organization Read more…
Authors: Maryna Shkvyria, Yegor Yakovlev Chada (in the past Chado) belongs to a rare subspecies of the Tien Shan brown bear, Ursus arctos isabellinus Horsfield, 1826. These animals are included in the IUCN Red List as an endangered (EN, endangered) subspecies. In the wild, on the territory of the Western Read more…