Collections of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences One of the major problems facing humanity is the conservation of biological diversity of the Earth. The study of species diversity and natural systems is the subject matter of taxonomy.
Collections are a working tool of zoological taxonomy.
To date, approximately 1.5 million animal species have been described. The history of the collections of the Zoological Institute and the Zoological Museum and their inventory in each of the 14 Laboratories are being currently studied . Publication of this Monograph will be dedicated to the 275th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences and 300th Anniversary of St.