Red Data Book of Ukraine — latest ecology news

Kitten for $4,000: on OLX they organized the sale of red book rice
Kitten for $4,000: on OLX they organized the sale of red book rice

Back in 2018, OLX stated that the sale of Red Book animals on the platform is strictly prohibited

A Kyiv resident fed fat to a family of red-billed woodpeckers
A Kyiv resident fed fat to a family of red-billed woodpeckers

Only 700-900 pairs of such woodpeckers live in Ukraine

A red-listed elk was hit by a car to death in Kyiv
A red-listed elk was hit by a car to death in Kyiv

The animal died from its injuries

The "big water" carried tens of thousands of rare amphibians to the coast of Odesa
The "big water" carried tens of thousands of rare amphibians to the coast of Odesa

The surviving newts were released into the tributaries of the Danube in a biosphere reserve

A grove of rare orchids and wild birds was taken under protection in Kyiv
A grove of rare orchids and wild birds was taken under protection in Kyiv

The new sanctuaries are located in the floodplain of the Vita stream and untouched forests

The Ukrainian military on the front line rescued a red ferret. Photo
The Ukrainian military on the front line rescued a red ferret. Photo

These animals live in the steppes of Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk regions

The biologist showed impressive photos of flamingos that flew to the reserve in Odesa
The biologist showed impressive photos of flamingos that flew to the reserve in Odesa

The bright pink color of the birds is due to their diet

Poachers brutally killed a pregnant moose in the Zhytomyr region
Poachers brutally killed a pregnant moose in the Zhytomyr region

Police investigate illegal hunting

Odesa ecoactivists managed to photograph a forest cat high up in a tree
Odesa ecoactivists managed to photograph a forest cat high up in a tree

In total, about 400-500 such cats live in Ukraine

Ukrainians are threatened with huge fines for bouquets of snowdrops
Ukrainians are threatened with huge fines for bouquets of snowdrops

Most of the primroses are listed in the Red Book

Dozens of hectares of wild steppe have been taken under protection in the south of Kyiv region
Dozens of hectares of wild steppe have been taken under protection in the south of Kyiv region

Red book and rare plants for the Kyiv region grow in the nature reserve