The role of the wolf in regulating ecological processes is difficult to overestimate. This predator is widespread throughout Russia and has a significant impact on the country's economy.
November 22 of 2025 marked the conclusion of the three-day All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference "Monitoring Wildlife in Specially Protected Natural Areas" in Moscow.
The comprehensive expedition to study the Baikal seal, a species of seal found exclusively in the waters of Lake Baikal, took place on the Ushkany Islands archipelago, the main summer rookery site for these animals.
The descendants of arctic char (typically weighing 0.6-1.5 kg) have become smaller, and in lakes such as Bolshoe Goltsovoe and Avotya, they grow to only 80-100 g.
An interview with Marina Rutovskaya, d.b.s, Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Mammal Behavior and Behavioral Ecology at the IEE RAS, and a leading expert on the desman, was published by the Nature Defenders Foundation.
We sincerely congratulate Klara Sergeevna Popova on her wonderful anniversary! We wish her good health, vitality, prosperity, and the support and love of her loved ones.
The main goal of the meeting was to assess the possibility of concluding a scientific cooperation agreement that would enable joint research in various fields related to ecology, evolution, and species conservation.
On Saturday, November 15, the Golden Turtle Festival in Moscow will host events as part of "Moscow Nature Day". We look forward to seeing you at our lectures!
The main goal of the fieldwork was to analyze the diversity of microcrustaceans in the northern spurs of the Chersky Range and the floodplain waters of the upper Kolyma River.
The Mekong River is the largest in Indochina and one of the most voluminous rivers in the world. In its lower reaches, the river forms a vast delta located in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The practical significance of this study lies in its contribution to the study of biodiversity and the patterns of formation of the Palearctic rodent fauna.
To preserve the existing beaver population on the island, it will be necessary to allocate a separate area for them, providing improved living conditions and food supplies.
Scientists from the RITM Carbon Consortium, together with invited experts, conducted 19 online lectures aimed at popularizing modern scientific knowledge about the structure and functioning of wetland ecosystems.
Scientists have yet to determine the biological and chemical processes that lead to the formation of these compounds and their role in ecosystem functioning.
The "Modern Problems of Geophysics" seminar resumes its Tuesday meetings at Moscow State University. The first meeting of the year and season will be held on January 27 at 5:00 PM, as a mobile event at the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences.
NextGIS and the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences are holding the Nature reserve GIS 2026 school-seminar from May 18 to 22, 2026. The event will take place at 33 Leninsky Prospekt, Moscow.
From December 17 to 19, 2025, the Borissiak Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (123 Profsoyuznaya Street, Moscow) will host the conference "Morphogenesis in Individual and Historical Development: From the Concept of Morphogenetic Fields through the Study of Axial Symmetry and Mechanobiology to the Theory of Self-Organization." The conference is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Professor Lev Vladimirovich Belousov (July 18, 1935 – September 11, 2017).
The V.E. Sokolov Theriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences will hold a conference with international participation “Mammals in a Changing World: Current Problems of Theriology” (XII Congress of the V.E. Sokolov Theriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences) from February 2 to 6, 2026, in Moscow, at the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS).
The I.D. Papanin Institute of Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, invites you to participate in the conference "Hydrobiology in the Era of Global Change: From Genes and Cells to Communities and Ecosystems," which will be held November 23-27, 2026 (Borok, Yaroslavl Region).