Arhiva pentru cuvântul-cheie: Zoologie

Today, April 1, we celebrate World Bird Day or International Bird Day, with the aim of raising awareness of the need to protect birds by protecting their habitats, marking the return of birds from their wintering areas. World Bird Day has been celebrated annually since 1906, based on the Convention for the Protection of Birds, signed in Paris on March 19, 1902. Birds play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance, contributing significantly to the health of ecosystems. However, many bird species are threatened by habitat loss, climate change and unsustainable human activities. The main...

The fieldwork within the project DRP0301251, titled „Establishing, testing and launching a transboundary system for Monitoring Sturgeons, to manage and safeguard migratory fish in the Danube River Basin” (acronym – MonStur in the Danube), began at the end of March. Two project staff members – Dr.Hab. Dumitru Bulat and PhD Denis Bulat – travelled to Cantemir districts with the purpose to preliminary investigate the sector of the Prut River near the Antonești village. Stationary and floating fishing gear were installed on the bottom and in the water column. Due to the adverse conditions (sudden...

On March 3, we celebrate World Wildlife Day, an annual event to highlight the importance of conserving wildlife and their habitats. In 2013, at the 68th session of the ONU General Assembly, it was decided that March 3, the day on which the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora – CITES, a key agreement in protecting species threatened by international trade, was adopted, would be celebrated as World Wildlife Day. In its resolution, the General Assembly reaffirmed the value of wildlife and its contributions, starting from the ecological, genetic, social...