INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY IN MASS MEDIA

World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare, celebrated every year on October 4. The event was initiated by Heinrich Zimmermann who organized the first World Animal Day on March 24, 1925 at the Sports Palace in Berlin, Germany. Over 5.000 people attended this first event. The event was originally scheduled for October 3, to coincide with the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology, however, the venue was not available that day. The event was moved to October 4, for the first time in 1929. Initially, it was held in Germany, Austria ...

In the Laboratory of Systematics and Molecular Phylogeny of the Institute of Zoology, Moldova State University, the project 25.80013.7007.02GER "Entomopathogenic Fungi and Antagonists for the Biological Control of Insect Pests and Plant Diseases" – Fungi4BioControl is in full swing. The project is funded as result of the successful participation in the competition "Measures to promote bilateral mobility between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Moldova based on projects - ProMoMo", launched by the National Agency for Research and Development. The partner of the Institute of ...

Nine countries along the Danube River have joined forces to protect some of Europe’s most endangered species: the sturgeons. On 9–10 July, thirteen project partners and strategic allies – including national ministries, universities, NGOs and research bodies – gathered in Bucharest to launch “MonStur in the Danube”, a new cross-border effort to monitor and protect these ancient migratory fish. Co-financed by the Interreg Danube Region Programme, this three-year project will establish the first-ever transboundary sturgeon monitoring system in the Danube River Basin, laying the foundation for the ...