Hundreds of animals died in their cages at a zoo in Russian-occupied Ukraine when explosions ripped through the nearby Nova Kakhovka dam on Tuesday, flooding the surrounding area.
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Staff and volunteers load a camel into a vehicle to be evacuated from Feldman Ecopark in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 4. The zoo has been shelled repeatedly during the Russian invasion. At least five staff or volunteers were killed and nearly 100 animals at the zoo died as of April.
KIEV (Reuters) - The only elephant in Kiev's zoo, 39-year-old Boy, died Monday in his enclosure, apparently after being poisoned, the zoo's director said. “This morning at 10.45 a.m. he let out a terrible cry and fell.
After an animal dies, a necropsy is done to determine a specific cause of death to list beyond simply euthanasia, and the results are added to the animal's permanent file. Once this testing is completed, the remains of the animal are cremated.
The army shot all the dangerous animals. Some of the animals were slaughtered for meat for Warsaw residents, others were killed by bullets and some managed to escape into the city. The most valuable animals, including Tuzinka – a favourite of Warsaw residents – were transported to the Reich.