We are happy to announce that Natalia Dibolscaia, trainee scientific researcher in the Laboratory of Terrestrial Vertebrates, will benefit from March 1, 2022 of the scholarship in the field "Global Monitoring of the Planet”, with the research topic “Monitoring of bat species in the urban environment of the Republic of Moldova”. It is worth to mention that Natalia is a PhD student at the specialty 165.02. Zoology within the Doctoral School of Biological, Geonomic, Chemical and Technological Sciences, organizing doctoral institution – the State University of Moldova, scientific advisor – Dr ...

The most numerous animals on Earth are insects, exceeding one million species distributed in the most diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Currently, 20% of the known insect species are butterflies, and about 40% – beetles. Approximately 1000 species of macrolepidoptera and 2550 species of beetles are known in the Republic of Moldova, the number of which is increasing every year due to research conducted by entomologists. Unfortunately, in the last 30-40 years we have witnessed an alarming decline in insects. Their diversity and number decrease by 2.5% annually, and the most affected ...

The employees of the Institute of Zoology donate financial means equivalent to the salary for 1 working day in support of refugees from Ukraine. ...