abstract |
An introductory article to the collection of scientific papers of the Ukrainian Theriological Society titled ‘Theriology during Lockdown’ of the series ‘Novitates Theriologicae’. The importance of preserving regional scientific communities and scientific publications in the context of endless lockdowns caused by pandemics and war, which fully reflected on the state of scientific research and scientific meetings in Ukraine, in particular in the field of theriology, is considered. Due to the lack of or restrictions on scientific conferences and expeditions, limited travels abroad, significant shortage of specialists caused by occupation, mobilisation, and evacuation, as well as the significant reduction in the numbers of applicants for PhD programmes in the natural sciences, the preservation of the scientific society itself and the trends, schools, and traditions it has acquired is becoming an increasingly difficult but important task. |
