The world’s best caviar are eggs from the endangered sturgeon found in the Caspian Sea. These fish spawn in the Lower Volga wetlands of Russia, which are under threat from damage caused by the construction of hydro-electric dams, pollution, unorganised tourism, agriculture and expansion of the oil industry. Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Albury-Wodonga will host a delegation on Tuesday 8 December from the Russian region, which is visiting Australia as part of a study tour that is inspecting Australian wetlands and water management systems. The 12 visitors, involved with a five year project funded by the United Nations Development Program, will discuss the ongoing restoration of CSU’s wetlands on its Thurgoona site and relevant water ecology and management research projects with researchers from the University’s Institute of Land, Water and Society. They will also meet with the University’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Sue Thomas.