More than a year ago in the Bolshoy Thach Nature Park (Western Caucasus) a female leopard named Achipse was released, but her collar stopped responding after a few days.
05
November
2024
News
The IEE RAS staff analyzed the history of the emergence of diversity of cereal flies of the genus Meromyza in the Northern Hemisphere in the Neogene period.
30
October
2024
Rodent species new to science discovered in Vietnam
Blind tree mice (genus Typhlomys) are an ancient, relict, very exotic and even mysterious group of rodents that live in the mountains of East Asia.
29
October
2024
And yet they are different: colonist gerbils are genetically distinct from their parent colonies
Many animals do not sit still: they settle, migrate, develop new spaces, expand their ranges. Who are they? Where are they from and where are they going?
28
October
2024
On October 25, an online lecture by P.V. Chukmasov was held on sea pollution by anthropogenic waste and its impact on ecosystems
Pavel Viktorovich spoke about marine litter. According to researchers, almost 50% is containers and packaging made of various types of plastic, fishing gear, textiles and other materials.
25
October
2024
On October 24, the first lecture on the topic "Study of injuries and skin damage to marine mammals" was held at the IEE RAS
Chukmasov Pavel Viktorovich, junior research fellow at the Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, immersed the children in the world of marine mammals.
25
October
2024
Video recording of the seminar-meeting on the use of camera traps has become available
On September 20, the IEE RAS held a seminar-meeting "Using camera traps to monitor biota in specially protected natural areas".
24
October
2024
N.Yu. Feoktistova gave a lecture at the Darwin Museum entitled "Red Books. History and Prospects"
As part of the Teachers' Club, which is taking place in the Darwin Museum, Scientific Secretary of the IEE RAS Natalia Yuryevna Feoktistova gave a lecture on the Red Books.
24
October
2024
At the IEE RAS, artificial intelligence was used to count saigas in images of the Earth from space
The recent issue of Biology Bulletin published an article which presents the results of work on recognizing saigas in images of the Earth from space using artificial intelligence.
22
October
2024
IEE RAS staff took part in the symposium "Current problems of biogeography of the Far Eastern region of Russia"
The RAS, with the assistance of the VNIRO, held a symposium “Current Problems of Biogeography of the Russian Far East”.
Scientists from the IEE RAS have begun studying the wolves of the Magadan Region.
21
October
2024
Interim results of the IEE RAS expedition to the Ushkany Islands to study the Baikal seal have been received
This summer, with the support of the Lake Baikal Foundation, scientists from the IEE RAS conducted research on the Baikal seal on the Ushkany Islands.
Bloodflies are a highly specialized group of ectoparasites in the family Hippoboscidae. They have a worldwide distribution and are vectors of many dangerous diseases in both mammals and birds.
18
October
2024
A.L. Antonevich spoke presented a report on the Theriological Society at the Assembly of Scholarly Societies
The Assembly of Scholarly Societies was held, dedicated to the 270th anniversary of Moscow University in 2025, the 220th anniversary of the oldest Moscow Society of Naturalists in Russia, and the 300th anniversary of the RAS.
17
October
2024
Far Eastern bloodsucker: from subspecies to species!
Studying the taxonomic status of different groups of organisms allows us to further study the evolution of different taxa and more accurately predict the features of biology of new species.
17
October
2024
IEE RAS staff took part in the conference “Theriofauna of Belarus and Adjacent Regions” in Minsk
On September 24-26, the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Theriofauna of Belarus and Adjacent Regions” was held in Minsk. The conference was attended by employees of the IEE RAS.
Doctor of Biological Science Sergei Eduardovich Spiridonov gave a lecture on “Parasites and Pathogens, Their World, Evolutionary History and Importance for Humans.”
08
October
2024
The expedition to install a matrix of camera traps for monitoring the animal population of the Chechen Republic has been implemented
The mountainous part of the Chechen Republic is an amazing land of unique nature of the North Caucasus. Modern scientists know very little about the peculiarities of the functioning of local ecosystems.