Decade of Science: visit to the Biological Museum of Al-Farabi KazNU

Within the framework of the decade of science of our university on 4 April 2024 under the guidance of teachers of the department "Geography and Ecology" of the Institute of Natural History and Geography Kaldybaeva J.B. and Raiymbekova I.K. students 1,2,3 years of speciality "6B05202-Ecology" visited the Biological Museum of the Faculty of "Biology and Biotechnology" of the Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi. The theme of the excursion "Journey to the world of biodiversity". The purpose of the excursion: to introduce students to the animal and plant world, specially protected areas of Kazakhstan, evolutionary development of living organisms, biodiversity conservation, as well as to expand cognitive knowledge in the context of sustainable development.

The Biological Museum was founded in 1936, expanded and renovated in 1984. The museum consists of a large 3-section hall, in which 84 showcases are installed. The museum fund consists of theriological, ornithological and entomological departments. In the Great Hall of the museum there is an exposition of the Turanian tiger (Panthera tigris migrata Illiger, 1815), the king of the tugai forests of Kazakhstan and Central Asia. This is the only stuffed animal, which is a pride and has great scientific significance not only for the university, but also for the whole of Kazakhstan. The excursion, during which the students got acquainted with the evolutionary development of life on Earth, the natural zones of Kazakhstan, their wildlife and environmental measures in specially protected areas, was very interesting for them.