The prestigious scientific journal Nature published an article on the Białowieża Forest
With quotes from Dr. Rafał Kowalczyk – the head of the MRI PAS. You can read a piece here →
Mammal Research rebuilding its Impact Factor
Mammal Research, formerly published as Acta Theriologica, an international journal published on behalf of the Mammal Research Institute PAS by the Springer publisher, after change of the name is quickly rebuilding its Impact Factor (1,068 in 2016) and returns to Q2 in...
The final meeting summarizing our project: How far apart are the dog and the wolf?
The final meeting summarizing our project “How far apart are the dog and the wolf?” performed in the University of the Young Explorers programme On Thursday, June 8th, in our Institute, we held the meeting presenting the results of the...
Bison photo on the cover of a scientific journal
Photo of a European bison by dr. Rafał Kowalczyk – director of MRI PAS, was published on the cover of European Journal of Wildlife Research.
Geographical magazine on the bison conservation
The popular magazine Geographical published an article by Katie Stacey “Europe’s “Black Rhino”: the culling of Poland’s wild bison” on the problems of bison conservation with quotes from Dr. Rafał Kowalczyk – the head of MRI...
V4 Revue on the Białowieża Forest logging
The news site V4 Revue features an article “Defending Europe’s largest primeval Forest” on the problems of the Białowieża Forest protection with quotes from dr hab. Rafał Kowalczyk and Joanna Łapińska from MRI PAS. You can read the piece here...
The new science cartoon presents the results of research on the influence of red deer female condition on foetus sex ratio
The new science cartoon presents the results of research on the influence of red deer female condition on foetus sex ratio. The survey revealed that maternal body mass affects foetus sex ratio – the probability of having male offspring increased with increased...
Our new science cartoon on the spread of blood-sucking nematode in European bison.
The latest science cartoon illustrates the results of research that allowed to revealed the factors influencing the course and severity of bison infection with blood-sucking nematode Ashworthius sidemi and its consequences for the infected animals. The articles: 1....
Camera trapping is increasingly becoming an important tool in ecological research
Camera trapping is increasingly becoming an important tool in ecological research. However, the organization of large collections of files and reuse of these data is a challenging task. We designed TRAPPER, a flexible, web application to manage, classify,...
There is a new article about large predators
Large carnivores are showing a remarkable recovery across large parts of Europe and North America, often in landscapes with high human activity. What role can large carnivores play in these anthropogenic landscapes? We reviewed how human actions influence the...