THE RESEARCH HISTORY OF KARAKALPAKSTAN ANIMAL WORLD IN THE YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

The article deals with historiographical aspect of research works of zoologists of Karakalpakstan in the years of independence. The special attention is paid to new researches in: mammalogy, herpetology, ichthyology, zooecology, ornithology. The comment is given to the research works devoted to studying of fauna in the Aral Sea region. It is also revealed that the state and the government pay the great attention to these researches.