Species360 Member News / September 2020

September Spotlight: EAZA Biobank uses new Species360 ZIMS for Medical feature to manage samples

Developed with input from the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA), ZIMS for Medical – Biobank enables regional and international zoo and wildlife organizations to securely manage large sample collections across regions.

Are you managing a head start program, a release program, or a breeding population of a species that is not yet a cooperatively managed program? ZIMS for Studbooks can help. In its latest release, ZIMS for Studbooks now allows Species360…

Now streaming on Netflix, “Connected” host Latif Nasser visits Species360 member The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens to find out what studbook keepers do, and why it matters for species survival. This is the first episode of “Connected: The Hidden Science…

S eptember 16: Deanna Snell, Registrar at the Calgary Zoo, joins us for this month’s Species360 Tips and Tricks webinar, “Managing Eggs in ZIMS.” Calgary Zoo uses ZIMS to manage eggs of endangeres species whooping crane, sage grouse, and northern leopard frogs. Now they are sharing tips for tracking clutch mates, the number of eggs layed over time, natural v artificial incubation, and more. Register here to join us!

Species360 is pleased to welcome new member University of Cordoba in Colombia, a leading Latin American educational institution in wildlife management and sustainable conservation…The University is one of more than 45 new institutional members in 2020. "We are grateful for the growth during these challenging times," said Peter Donovan, Director of Global Development for Species360.

“By sharing information with other zoos and conservationists worldwide, we can all use this knowledge to better care for the species we’re striving to protect,” said ZSL’s assistant curator of mammals, Teague Stubbington, in this ZSL feature, “A weighty matter.”

The Australian Federal Government’s AUSTRADE GRANT can include six months of your SPECIES360 MEMBER FEES. The AusTrade grant supports the cost of animal care and welfare, and the Species360 Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) product has been confirmed as eligible to their criteria given the importance of record keeping to support best practices.

Since its release early this year, over 100 zoo and aquarium members have begun using ZIMS in French. The husbandry, veterinary, and aquatics professionals taking advantage of this new release represent communities of the Association Française des Parcs Zoologiques (AFdPZ),…

Question from a Wildlife Nutritionist: We have three female red pandas housed together. Recently two of them have lost weight. I have increased the caloric intake for the two and the vets have given them a clean bill of health. When I talked with their keepers it was mentioned that the older panda had recently experienced an increase in aggression towards the other two.

As a registrar, have you ever scanned provisional records, found a spelling error and wished you could simply edit and approve right from the “view” screen? Good news – now you can! In the face of COVID-19 challenges, more zoo…

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