The Association of Zoos of Ukraine (AZU) is the legal successor of the Ukrainian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (UAZA). Re-registration of the organization took place in September 2022. The AZU includes the leading zoos of Ukraine: Kharkiv Zoo, Rivne Zoo, Cherkasy Zoo Roshen, Mykolaiv Zoo, Odesa Zoo, “Limpopo” Zoo (Drohobych), BION Terrarium Center (Kyiv), Lutsk Zoo. – President of the Association of Zoos of Ukraine, Director of the Mykolaiv Zoo, Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine, Volodymyr Topchii.
Our public organization was created to protect the interests of zoos of Ukraine, promote their development, and inform the public about the role of zoos in nature conservation. The Association of Zoos of Ukraine represents the interests of our country’s zoos in state bodies, mass media and in the international arena. We are open to the admission of new members who share our principles as stated in the Code of Ethics and meet the criteria for admission to AZU.
Since 2016, thanks to the sponsoring support of the “Roshen” corporation, a large-scale reconstruction of exhibits and infrastructure has begun in the zoo. Two new complexes for predatory animals “Land of Bears and Wolves” and for ungulates “Deer and Bison” have become the hallmark of the zoo. In 2021, the reconstruction of the entrance area of the zoo and the lake for waterfowl was completed.