© 2024 WVIK
Listen at 90.3 FM and 98.3 FM in the Quad Cities, 95.9 FM in Dubuque, or on the WVIK app!
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Local Zoo Leader Considers How to Help Ukrainian Animals & Caregivers

Zoo Institutes
/
Zoo Institues, https://zooinstitutes.com/zooinstitutes/biosphere-reserve-askania-nova-145.html

The head of the Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley is learning how zoos in Ukraine are surviving during the war.

Zoo Director, Lee Jackson, says the humanitarian crisis is severe. And zookeepers are doing the best they can at the zoo in the capitol city, Kiev. Zookeepers, employees, and their families are living at the zoo to take care of the animals while the city is bombed.

He has also received a notice about a nature and wildlife preserve in Ukraine, the Askaniya-Nova Biosphere Reserve. Jackson plans to talk with members of Niabi Zoo's Foundation to explore ways to help the biosphere.

Recent information about the natural reserve is difficult to find. But one Tweet says it's known as the Ukrainian Serengeti and is now under Russia's control. WVIK News could not confirm that.

Officially, Michelle's title for 28 years was WVIK News Editor. She did everything there is to do in the newsroom and whatever was needed around the radio station. She also served as Acting News Director from September 2023 - January 2024.
Related Content