Wojciech Tohman has once again visited the national nature park «Tuzlivski Lymany» in Odesa to document the suffering of animals amid the war.
Over the past few years, he has traveled to many countries and conflict zones, noting that Ukrainians are showing unprecedented dedication in rescuing animals affected by war, saving thousands of both domestic and wild creatures.
He began his journalism career as a high school student at the youth weekly «Na przełaj». From 1990 to 2004, he worked as a reporter for «Gazeta Wyborcza». From 1996 to 2002, he hosted a television program called «Has anyone heard, has anyone seen?» on TVP1. In 1999, he founded the ITAKA Foundation, which helps find missing persons and supports their families, and he continues to volunteer there. He also taught at the University of Warsaw's Institute of Journalism.
In recent years, he has been writing books based on materials collected from various conflict zones, with translations available in multiple languages, including English, Arabic, French, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, and Ukrainian.
Wojciech has gifted our park three of his signed books:
- Wojciech Tohman. "You Ate Like a Stone". Translated from Polish by Andriy Bondar. – Kyiv: «Choven», 2022 (about the war in Bosnia).
- Wojciech Tohman. "Today We Will Paint Death". Translated from Polish by Andriy Bondar. – Kyiv: «Choven», 2023 (about the genocide in Rwanda).
- Wojciech Tohman. "The Crows' Cry, The Dogs' Wail". Translated from Polish by Andriy Bondar. – Kyiv: «Choven», 2024 (about the genocide in Cambodia).
These books reveal the depths of human cruelty, but they also showcase numerous acts of heroism and humanity.
Currently, Wojciech is completing a book on the effects of Russia's war on animals, focusing on the courageous Ukrainians who rescue animals in combat zones.
In three photos, Ivan Rusev is seen with Wojciech and his assistant at the Magalevskyi liman, where genuine Tuzla salt is formed.
Ivan Rusev, head of the research department of the Park.
