International Kuril Island Project (IKIP)

The International Kuril Island Project (IKIP) is an international collaboration of American, Russian, and Japanese scientists to survey the plants, insects, spiders, freshwater and terrestrial mollusks, freshwater fishes, amphibians, and reptiles of the Kuril Archipelago. IKIP conducted field expeditions from 1994 to 1999. Many of the findings from this project can be found through the links below.

Official IKIP Homepage

IKIP Archaeology

IKIP Photos