Ukraine's Zoo Animals Struggle to Survive Amid Political Turmoil
 

Ukraine's Zoo Animals Struggle to Survive Amid Political Turmoil
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When ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych fled the country in February, he left behind a nation, a mansion and a pristine 343-acre zoo.

The zoo's animals and its employees were left to find food and money themselves, and the interim government hasn't been able to help it, given Ukraine's eco**my is struggling to survive. For **w, officials say there's **t e**ugh funding to support Yanukovych's former zoo and several others throughout the country that have sought donations to prevent animal starvation, such as the zoo in Nikolaev.

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