Bear Potap at Domazhyr

We work from Wednesday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm, and on Saturday from 10 am to 7 pm

On Sunday – Tuesday sanctuary is closed for visiting
Visiting the sanctuary is possible only by pre–registration and with a tour guide

Dog in transport crate

Ukraine: how to cross the border with pets

Leaving the country with your dog, cat or other pets into neighbouring countries

BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr

BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr is a sanctuary in Ukraine that provides a species-appropriated forever home for bears rescued from poor captivity. BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr is a project by FOUR PAWS International, the global animal welfare organization for animals under direct human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. Our vision is a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding.

Dear friends of the BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr

We are deeply concerned about the current war in Ukraine. We empathise with everyone in Ukraine, humans and animals alike, our colleagues, and their families. The health and safety of our colleagues and bears is of the utmost importance to us and we continue to take care of the bears in our sanctuary.

Please stay safe and take care of yourselves and your families.

OPENING hours

We work from Wednesday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm, and on Saturday from 10 am to 7 pm
On Sunday – Tuesday sanctuary is closed for visiting

Visiting the sanctuary is possible only by pre–registration and with a tour guide.Phone number for registration +380 67 509 3058

entrance FEES

VISITING SANCTUARY IS POSSIBLE ONLY WITH A GUIDE!

Adults: 200 UAH
Children (6–16 yrs): 120 UAH
Reduced fee: 120 UAH
Family ticket: 520 UAH

Tours

Our tours at BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr are led by experts who share fascinating facts and details about the brown bears.

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ADDress

1 Vedmezhy Krai St, Zhornyska, Yavoriv District, 81083, Lviv Region

How to get there?

Bear Potap

Ukraine War: Situation and Support for Animals

We are well prepared to continue to care for our animals

FAQs on Situation in Ukraine

FAQS on the Situation in Ukraine

The war is also affecting animals – how you can support

Amir Khalil veterinarian at FOUR PAWS

Mission to Ukraine

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FOUR PAWS loading pet food supplies into a van headed to Ukraine

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Bear Vova before rescue

Rescue Bear Vova

No more entertaining – a new life awaits the Ukrainian restaurant bear

Bear Vova before rescue

Animal Welfare Efforts Continue Even in Times of War

FOUR PAWS rescues former ‘restaurant bear’ in Ukraine

UPAW emergency feeding in Ukraine

FOUR PAWS and Partners Provide Urgent Help to Animal Shelters in Ukraine

A new platform distributes food and supplies to shelters where help is needed the most

Emergency transfer of five bears

Emergency Transfer of Five Bears in Ukraine

FOUR PAWS takes in animals from partner organisation in Kyiv region

Refugees from Ukraine are crossing the border from Ukraine into Poland at Medyca, Poland, with their pets

FOUR PAWS: Animal Welfare in Times of War Continues

Neighbouring countries take in pets, bears in Ukrainian sanctuary are being kept safe

Dog in transport crate

Ukraine: How to Cross the Border With Pets

Leaving the country with your dog, cat or other pets into neighbouring countries

Bear in BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr

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Since 2017

The sanctuary was established in 2017

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