XII Congress of the V.E. Sokolov Teriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The V.E. Sokolov Teriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences will hold a conference with international participation ‘Mammals in a Changing World: Current Problems of Theriology’ (XII Congress of Teriology) on 2-6 February 2026 in Moscow, at the Severtsov Institute for Problems of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences.

The directions in which the work of the conference is expected to be carried out:

• Systematics, phylogeny and speciation in mammals
• Phylogeography and species structure
• Zoogeography and faunistics
• Mammalian ecology
• Resource use and conservation of mammals
• Mammalian behaviour and communication
• Environmental physiology of mammals
• Medical theriology
• Mammalian parasites and diseases
• Mammalian morphology
• Palaeotheriology

The estimated organisational fee for participation in the conference is 2000 rubles (for undergraduate and postgraduate students 1000 rubles).

We suggest those wishing to participate in the conference to register on the website of the Teriological Society by clicking on the ‘Conference Registration’ button on the conference page https://therio.ru/conference/theriosyezd-2026/. The deadline for registration is 31 May 2025.

Information on the rules of preparation of abstracts and deadlines for their submission will be sent to registered participants in the future. You should upload Abstracts on the conference page.

We ask all theriologists to update their information on the Society's website, and those who have not registered on it yet - to register and create a personal account.

Please send any questions to the Conference Secretary Natalia Feoktistova at feoktistovanyu@gmail.com.

Organising Committee