 Recently, Telnov has worked for The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) contributing to the European Red List of saproxylic (deadwood connected) beetles.Telnov has travelled extensively in various countries in search of specimens, including New Guinea (more than ten years of expeditions), Indonesia, Gabon, Singapore, Russia, and all across Europe.He has discovered numerous species of invertebrates and vertebrates new to science.