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Ketamin
14th September, 2017KETAMINE is a medication used mainly for starting and maintaining general anesthesia. Ketamine makes the animal fall asleep and at the same time provides pain alleviation. It had actually been the only type of general anesthesia that was used in the Russian veterinary service during animal surgeries up until it was banned by 2003. The reason … Continue reading Ketamin
Read MoreRUSSIA’S FIRST WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY
12th September, 2017Sanctuary type Parks for Wild Animals exist in Vietnam, Pakistan, Turkey, India, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia. In Ukraine they have two, not to mention those in the nearly every country of Western Europe and North America. In Russia, the biggest country in the world with its unique natural resources and biodiversity and thousands of animals kept … Continue reading RUSSIA’S FIRST WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY
Read MoreSupplemental Feeding & Anti-Poaching
12th September, 2017Supplimental Feeding Wild Amur tigers suffer from a severe loss of natural prey like deer and wild boar. Prey numbers decline because of excessive hunting and poaching by humans, competition with livestock over food and habitat degradation. UTYOS works together with the local community to protect tiger prey species. Supplementary feeding during the harshest season … Continue reading Supplemental Feeding & Anti-Poaching
Read MoreWildlife Rehabilitation
12th September, 2017Amur (Siberian) Tigers are among the most critically endangered animals in the world, it is thought only about 400-500 remain in the wild, 90% of which inhabit the Southeast corner of Russia – the territory of the Sikhote-Alin mountain range. Exactly where UTYOS was built. THREATS poaching for skins and body parts used in traditional … Continue reading Wildlife Rehabilitation
Read MoreThe Fantastic Four
12th September, 2017Last year was a very busy one for our partners at UTYOS Wildlife Rehabilitation centre, as they kept receiving orphaned bear cubs in need of rescue. The centre specialises in rehabilitation and release of Himalayan and Brown bears and Amur tigers back in the wild. Every year the centre admits and raises around 10 orphaned … Continue reading The Fantastic Four
Read MoreBear Cub Rehabilitation Project
12th September, 2017Each year, 3,000 to 4,000 bear cubs are left to die after their mothers are killed during the bear hunting season in Russia. A mother bear is violently shaken from her winter hibernation, forced out of her den, and shot by a trophy hunter, just for the thrill of it. Tiny cubs left without their … Continue reading Bear Cub Rehabilitation Project
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