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 ...

The warm season also brings with it the risk of encountering snakes. The greatest diversity is recorded in forest biotopes, at forest edges and in natural open ecosystems, near water bodies, but sometimes they can also be found in rural and urban areas, near households or even inside the buildings. There are 8 species of snakes in the Republic of Moldova: grass snake (Natrix natrix), dice snake (Natrix tessellata), smooth snake (Coronella austriaca), Caspian whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius), Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus), blotched snake (Еlaphe sauromates), common adder (Vipera berus) ...