The best thing a person can do when they meet a leveret in nature is to pass by. Its mother will definitely return and feed her child. If the animal is injured, only animal rehabilitation specialists can help it.
The IEE RAS team sincerely congratulates Lyudmila Borisovna on her 70th birthday! We wish her good health, success in scientific and educational activities!
The IEE RAS team wholeheartedly congratulates Sergei Valerievich on his 55th birthday, wishes him good health, success in scientific and administrative activities, happiness and harmony!
During the expedition, the staff collected soil samples in cracks on the slope of the southern exposure, where high humidity and abundant leaf litter create ideal conditions for soil fauna.
The monograph "Analytical Catalogue of Freshwater and Brackish-Water Mollusks of Russia and Adjacent Countries" is available for reading and downloading on the IEE RAS website.
One of the camera traps, installed in a typical leopard biotope - a broad-leaved forest of oak, hornbeam and other species with glades partially overgrown with rose hips, filmed Khosta at dusk, the usual time of predator activity.
Work on verifying habitat types in this region has been ongoing since 2023 and continues a series of studies previously conducted in the Lesser Khingan.
The task was not an easy one - to confirm the habitation (and, possibly, the origin) of a number of cryobiont (living in the cold) animal species, still considered Arctic, in the mountains of Southern Siberia.
The technique opens up new possibilities for monitoring the effects of climate change in the circumpolar region, combining high accuracy with unprecedented speed of analysis.
The monograph “Marine and Brackish-Water Gastropods of Russia and Adjacent Countries: Illustrated Catalog” is available for reading and downloading on the IEE RAS website.
A Jack Russell Terrier named Zhuzha was taught to search for whales by smell. This is the first time such an experiment has been conducted in our country.
We invite you to take part in the III International Scientific and Practical Conference in Memory of V.K. Babayan "Modern Methods of Assessment and Rational Use of Aquatic Biological Resources". The conference is scheduled for the period from November 17 to 21, both with in-person (at the VNIRO Central Institute) and remote participation.
The International Conference dedicated to the 55th Anniversary of the Joint Russian-Mongolian Complex Biological Expedition will be held on September 17, 2025, at the Chinggis Khan National Museum (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia). The conference will be devoted to the achievements of the expedition and prospects for further research in the field of biology and ecology.
The Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation informs about the start of accepting applications for participation in the selection for the scholarship program of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for study, internship and advanced training at Vietnamese universities within the framework of the admission campaign of the 2025/2026 academic year.
UNESCO MAB Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme has announced a call for applications for a competition for young scientists (under 35) who conduct research in biosphere reserves on the topic of "sustainable development".
The competition for young scientists is a joint project of the Sistema Charitable Foundation and the Russian Academy of Sciences, supported by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) and Russian technology companies. The competition is aimed at supporting students and young scientists who develop and implement the results of innovative scientific developments, the latest research in priority sectors of the economy.
The Department of State Policy in the Sphere of Scientific and Technological Development of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation annually holds the All-Russian Competition of Scientific Research Works of Students and Postgraduates in Priority Areas of Scientific and Technological Development.