2025 was a very eventful year We rescued the wolf Odin, who lived in an apartment in the middle of the city. He and Nymphadora are socialised and live together in a large natural enclosure. We successfully carried out the first sterilisation of a female bear (Lyuba) in Ukraine. The Read more
This year, we received a request for help from a friendly organisation, the Brown Bear Rehabilitation Centre, which is managed by the Synevyr National Nature Park and operates in the Transcarpathian oblast. The Brown Bear Rehabilitation Centre has been operating since 2011, and currently rehabilitates 32 bears that were taken Read more
Our wonderful couple, Myhasyk and Lyubochka, have finally completed a huge journey of 1,800 kilometres today and are now living in the Tier-, Natur- und Jugendzentrum Weidefeld, which is managed by the Deutscher Tierschutzbund e.V. This is a wonderful rehabilitation centre, where our bear Malvina has been living since 2022. Read more
Odin (Oscar, Masya=Little one) was born on March 12, 2023. His origin is unknown. The little wolf cub was sold over the Internet and spent two years in a small apartment in the middle of Kyiv. During the rescue, we were able to conduct a veterinary examination and X-ray diagnostics. Read more
Today, our team successfully completed an ambitious veterinary task. Our dear Lyubochka has obsessive-compulsive disorder, which, unfortunately, progressed over time despite our efforts. Last year, our colleagues from the Department of Reproductive Management at the Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung (IZW) helped us diagnose the cause of the disorder and Read more
We lived this year together with you. This year there were many events. Newly rescued animals, events, acquaintances and cooperation. Our project developed qualitatively despite the difficult times thanks to friends. We installed a donated LAV refrigerator where we store food. We sent the grey wolf Dora to the Arcturos Read more
Happy stories are always the result of the teamwork of a community of caring people and professional organizations. It is just such a story happening these days. Two brown bears were evacuated from a private menagerie near Pokrovsk (Donetsk Oblast, front-line area) with the help of the Wild Animals Rescue Read more
On October 8, 2024, a bear attacked a Selo Kuzmynets, Kaluska district resident, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast. Fortunately, the victim survived. In connection with this event, we remind you RULES OF BEHAVIOR IN PLACES OF THE BEAR’S EXISTENCE 1In places where bears live, it is necessary to show attention and caution. Try to Read more
The well-known French publication Biodiversity MAG published a special issue about Ukraine entitled “People, animals and biodiversity. The impact of Russian ecocide on Ukraine” by Dr. Laurent Dingli. It was an honour for us to help implement this work! You can read interviews with members of our Foundation by clicking Read more
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
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
