Escaped Kharkiv zoo buffaloes return with calves

(11 Nov 2022)

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Lisne, Kharkiv region - 10 November 2022
1. Dog walking through abandoned zoo premises
HEADLINE: Escaped Kharkiv zoo buffaloes return with calves
2. Close of broken sign of zoo entrance
3. Various of buffalo in enclosure
ANNOTATION: Buffaloes at a zoo in Ukraine's Kharkiv region escaped the facility when it was shelled by Russian forces.
ANNOTATION: They later came back with calves born in the woods and became the only inhabitants of the devastated ecopark.
4. Various of damaged zoo buildings and debris
ANNOTATION: Feldman Ecopark was one of the most popular places for recreation in the Kharkov region.
ANNOTATION: There were over 5,000 animals in the ecopark, including rare and exotic ones.
ANNOTATION: In the spring of 2022, there was fierce fighting in the area and more than 300 animals died in the ecopark.
5. Various of buffalo in enclosure
ANNOTATION: Six people also died: five zoo employees and one teenager who helped evacuate the animals.
ANNOTATION: Zoo owner considers the return of the buffaloes as a symbolic start of the park's revival.
STORYLINE:
Buffaloes at a zoo in Ukraine's Kharkiv region escaped the facility when it was shelled by Russian forces.
They later came back with calves born in the woods and became the only inhabitants of the devastated ecopark.
Feldman Ecopark was one of the most popular places for recreation in the Kharkov region.
There were over 5,000 animals in the ecopark, including rare and exotic ones.
In the spring of 2022, there was fierce fighting in the area and more than 300 animals died in the ecopark.
Six people also died: five zoo employees and one teenager who helped evacuate the animals.
Zoo owner considers the return of the buffaloes as a symbolic start of the park's revival.
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