Happy International Bird Day!
Every year, for two centuries now, many countries around the world, including Kazakhstan, celebrate International Bird Day on April 1.
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In memory of Yeszhanov Birlikbay Yeszhanovich
On March 23, 2025, at the age of 80, our colleague – Candidate of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Russian Academy of Education and Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Honored Worker of Science and Education, Birlikbay Eshzhanovich Eshzhanov, passed away.
Spring “hunt” for trilobites and other ancient marine animals
Warm spring weather has finally arrived in the vicinity of Almaty, and the staff of the Paleozoology Laboratory at the Institute of Zoology wasted no time organizing their first field excursion. After a long winter, we’d been missing excavation work!
The briefing on the “Red Book of the Republic of Kazakhstan” was held at the press center of the Regional Communications Service of the Almaty Akimat
The following experts took part in the press conference: Roman Vasilievich Yashchenko, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Editor-in-Chief of the Red Book of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Marina Alexandrovna Chirikova, Deputy Director General for Science; and Aydyn Baurzhanovich Yeszhanov, Head of the Laboratory of Arachnology and Other Invertebrates.
Anel Ishaeyeva, a junior researcher at the Institute of Zoology RK, has been awarded the London Malacological Society Grant for Young Scientists
The grant topic “Distribution and Phylogeny of the Genus Turcomilax in the Northern and Western Tien Shan” largely overlaps with Anel’s doctoral dissertation research.
The “Biodiversity of Kazakhstan 2025” meeting was held in Almaty
On February 20, 2025, at the Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction located in the Almaty Botanical Garden, a meeting titled “Biodiversity of Kazakhstan 2025” was held. The event brought together biologists, zoologists, botanists, ecologists, and amateur naturalists who conduct photographic observations of wildlife.
Happy International Women’s Day on March 8!
Today, we extend our congratulations to all women engaged in science, research, teaching, and all who, through their energy, wisdom, and hard work, contribute to a better world!
Congratulations to Marina Alexandrovna Chirikova, Deputy General Director for Science of the Institute of Zoology, on receiving the Nailya Bazanova Award!
The solemn ceremony for presenting the Academician Naylya Bazanova Awards to women researchers took place at the Gylym Ordasy building, at an event celebrating International Women’s Day. The awards were presented by Akhylbek Kazhigulovich Kurishbayev, President of the Board of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
World Wildlife Day – 2025
March 3 is celebrated as World Wildlife Day—an occasion to remind everyone of the richness of our plant and animal worlds and the importance of preserving them. Currently, more than 46,300 species of plants and animals are endangered.
70 years of dedication to science and nature
Today marks the 70th birthday of Yelena Sergeevna Chalikova, a well-known Kazakhstani ornithologist, Candidate of Biological Sciences, and Senior Researcher in the Laboratory of Ornithology and Herpetology at the Institute of Zoology.