Firefighters rescued a red-listed moose calf while battling a wildfire in the Chornobyl exclusion zone as wildfires spread across northern Ukraine.

The frightened animal, separated from its mother during the fire, was found by emergency crews during firefighting operations.… pic.twitter.com/c7ApU0GgMj

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) 8 mai 2026

Firefighters rescued a red-listed moose calf while battling a wildfire in the Chornobyl exclusion zone as wildfires spread across northern Ukraine. The frightened animal, separated from its mother during the fire, was found by emergency crews during firefighting operations. After receiving water and veterinary consultation, the calf was transferred to environmental specialists for care. The rescue comes as more than 1,100 hectares have burned in the Chornobyl zone, where dry weather, strong winds, and mine contamination left from Russia’s occupation continue to complicate firefighting efforts. Across four Ukrainian regions, emergency crews are battling nine major wildfires covering over 2,000 hectares. In some areas, mines and the threat of Russian shelling prevent firefighters from accessing burning forests. “News reports talk about hectares, but each of them is thousands of lives,” Ukrainian animal rights group UAnimals said as fires continue to devastate wildlife habitats and protected ecosystems.

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