With war raging, dog wardens still work to manage stray dogs in Ukraine

Oleg Kolesnick has been involved in managing Ukraine’s stray dog population for more than three decades. The war has worsened the problem, yet even under very difficult conditions, the local dog wardens continue their work to manage the issue.

Written by Steffen Stræde

24-11-2025

With war raging, dog wardens still work to manage stray dogs in Ukraine

Oleg Kolesnick has been involved in managing Ukraine’s stray dog population for more than three decades. The war has worsened the problem, yet even under very difficult conditions, the local dog wardens continue their...

8-10-2025

Bringing back the wild

The jaguar is returning to Argentina thanks to the work of Rewilding Argentina, a local non-profit organization. Rewilding Argentina’s team, including the NGO’s science director Dr. Emiliano Donadío, is making great...

28-08-2025

Healing elephants with aching tusks

DANiNJECT user story: Aleksandr Semjonov is an Estonian wildlife anaesthetist who is often called upon for difficult tasks such as anaesthetizing walruses, hippos, or elephants. Besides his experience and skills as an...

31-07-2025

Bringing back The Lion King to Gabon

Priscila Peralta-Aguilar is a Peruvian veterinarian and conservationist who has expanded her conservation efforts from the king of the Amazon rainforest, the jaguar, to the king of the African jungle, the lion.

4-06-2025

Fighting poaching and treating injured wildlife in the Mara

With 47 successful immobilizations over 4 months, Dr. Ashif Hafiz relies heavily on trustworthy equipment in his daily work at the Mara Conservancy. He also oversees the canine unit that plays a crucial role in...

22-05-2025

Capturing Houdini

Houdini is starting to threaten the old dominating bull, and to avoid conflict, wildlife vet Riccardo Rossi will move him to a different pasture on the other side of the mountain with his own flock of cows.

8-05-2025

“The more options you have, the better your chances of a successful capture are”

DANiNJECT user story: What began with saving dogs in the Kuwait desert 20 years ago has evolved into a business with a hectic schedule of training private and public organizations worldwide. Meet John Peaveler, an...

1-04-2025

Treating zoo animals and training rangers on remote injection

DANiNJECT user story: Meet Dr. Elliott Simpson-Brown, a British zoo and wildlife veterinarian, engaged in everything from treating zoo animals in the UK to training rangers in Belize on darting jaguars and pumas.

10-03-2025

When wild animals and humans conflict, Dr. Mukami steps in

DANiNJECT user story: Meet Dr. Mukami Ruoro-Oundo, a wildlife veterinarian working for Kenya Wildlife Services. When lions, elephants, monkeys and other wild animals come into conflict with humans, Dr. Mukami...

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