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The Kyiv park was equipped with houses for bats. Photo
The Kyiv park was equipped with houses for bats. Photo

5 species of bats live in Holosiivskyi Park

A farmer destroyed a valuable site of the botanical reserve Astragal in Kyiv region
A farmer destroyed a valuable site of the botanical reserve Astragal in Kyiv region

Environmentalists turned to the Office of the Prosecutor General and the State Geocadastre Department

Criminal proceedings are opened for the destruction of a unique gopher colony
Criminal proceedings are opened for the destruction of a unique gopher colony

Only a part of one of the most important colonies remained

Volyn residents were told which fish absolutely cannot be caught
Volyn residents were told which fish absolutely cannot be caught

It is important not only to restore the populations of endangered, vulnerable and rare species, but also to protect them

Conservationists want to restore the nature of Zmiiny Island
Conservationists want to restore the nature of Zmiiny Island

Environmentalists also call for the creation of new protected areas in the Odesa region in places close to the victims on Zmiiny, in particular rocks and steppes

Scientists destroyed a tract of the Red Book flower in the nature reserve of Zakarpattia
Scientists destroyed a tract of the Red Book flower in the nature reserve of Zakarpattia

The plant cover protected the bulbs from excessive heating

Slow Motion Bomb: Strilets talks about the global environmental consequences of war
Slow Motion Bomb: Strilets talks about the global environmental consequences of war

When it comes to the environment, the war is not local in nature, because ecosystems cannot be divided by conditional boundaries, and if the natural balance in one geolocation is destroyed, it will definitely be felt by another

In Bukovyna, a unique settlement of the Red Book Gopher was illegally plowed
In Bukovyna, a unique settlement of the Red Book Gopher was illegally plowed

Some of the plowed plots are in state ownership and are part of Khotynsky National Park

In Odesa the cubs of the Red Book forest cat were rescued from the shelling. Photo
In Odesa the cubs of the Red Book forest cat were rescued from the shelling. Photo

These are some of the rarest animals in Ukraine

In Britain, most national parks do not bring significant benefits to nature, – BES
In Britain, most national parks do not bring significant benefits to nature, – BES

Areas should be designated as protected only if it is proven that wildlife is restored in the long run