Natural History
The Department of Natural History is comprised of 12 collection and research areas: Botany, Entomology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Invertebrate Zoology, Mammalogy, Mycology, Ornithology, Invertebrate Palaeontology, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Geology, and Mineralogy.
Staff members conduct research in areas of particular strength in our collections and where our curators have a special expertise. We are actively involved in studying the diversity, evolutionary relationships, distribution, and conservation of species; in researching and displaying fossilized plants and animals from all over the world; and in acquiring and studying the best examples of minerals, gems, meteorites and rocks from our planet and solar system.
Staff develop and interpret ROM collections through fieldwork and research, and disseminate this information through a wide range of popular and scientific publications, programs, exhibitions and galleries. Through these initiatives, our staff educate their various publics about our natural heritage and the importance and relevance of natural history collections in understanding our planet’s past, and in responding to the challenges of the future.
2012 Fish Identification Workshops
If you are a fisheries biologist or a student registered in a fisheries biology program, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is providing an opportunity to improve your identification skills. The Department of Natural History, ROM, is offering 3-day workshops that will cover the broad array of families and provide an opportunity to develop specialized knowledge of a group of interest. In addition, we are offering a 2-day workshop on species at risk in Ontario.
Registration now open
2012 Fish Identification Workshops (PDF)
Registration form (PDF)
M.A. Fritz Travel Grants for the Advancement of Studies
in Palaeontology
Available to students working towards a Masters or Ph.D. degree in
palaeontology. Interested?
More information
Department of Natural History
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto, ON
M5S 2C6
Tel:416.586.5894
Fax: 416.586.5553
E-mail: naturalhistory@rom.on.ca
Explore images of objects by the collection areas in Natural History.
Obtain regional lists and species profiles of the plant and animal species at risk in Ontario.
Natural History Research Projects
