Blog / This ZIMS at Work feature on Bristol Zoological Society is one of a series of stories about members of non-profit Species360. As part of the global Species360 community, member institutions record and share data to help improve animal welfare and inform species conservation. Mom gorilla with baby on back: Gorillas Touni and her […]
Blog / A sea turtle is released to the wild after being raised at the Cayman Turtle Conservation and Education Centre. (Photo: Cayman Turtle Conservation and Education Centre) Record keeping is essential to ensure that everyone is on the same page with an animal’s care, including veterinarians and care teams.Dr. Vandanaa Naveena Baboolal, Veterinarian, Cayman
Blog / For this ZIMS at Work article, we spoke with two leaders from the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Laurie Patel is an 18-year veteran of the Academy, and has served as Senior Manager of Animal Health and Aquarium Operations and as Associate Director of the Steinhart Aquarium.
Blog / Sharing best practices is among the most important benefits of the conservation community. Here, Wellington Zoo, a member of Zoos and Aquarium Association of Australasia (ZAA) and Species360, offers a walk-through on their use of data in animal welfare. Thank you Nic Dunn, Animal Care Manager, and Simon Eyre, Animal Science Manager, of
Blog / For this ZIMS at Work article, we talk with Katie Hall, Ph.D., who joined the Minnesota Zoo (United States) in August as Director of Animal Behavior and Wellbeing. Hall previously was Coordinator of Animal Welfare and Behavioral Husbandry at Sedgwick County Zoo, Kansas, and a postdoctoral fellow at Brookfield Zoo. She obtained her
Blog / Watch as LODZ Zoo Curator of Primates and Small Mammals and ZIMS administrator Uljana Kalazny demonstrates the Zoo’s enrichment program for callitrichids — and the role of ZIMS in Care and Welfare initiatives like these. Thank you to LODZ Zoo (Poland) for this fantastic video! https://video.gumlet.io/6764ff845c9461e1db82ee63/6766f3eba080a6ad16fe3679/download.mp4
Blog / ZIMS’ holistic approach ensures the highest level of care is being maintained at the aquarium. ZIMS is an amazing tool and has become essential to how we operate here in the husbandry department at The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium.Andrew Lawrence, Registrar, Loveland Living Aquarium Andrew Lawrence, Registrar at the Loveland Living Aquarium. New
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Blog / For this ZIMS at Work story, we spoke with Leslie Silvia, Assistant Registrar, John Ball Zoo, about the impact of a revamped Daily Activity Dashboard for aquarists and keepers. John Ball Zoo participates in Saving Species from Extinction (SAFE) programs managed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), including the North American
Blog / Researchers from the Species360 Conservation Science Alliance (CSA) team have recently completed two graphical scientific abstracts highlighting the progressive improvement of long life (life expectancy at birth) metrics for great apes and big cats living in Species360 member institutions globally over the past two centuries.The research was initiated at the request of the
Blog / For this ZIMS at Work story, we spoke with Leslie Silvia, Assistant Registrar, John Ball Zoo, about the impact of a revamped Daily Activity Dashboard for aquarists and keepers. Much has changed since Oceanário de Lisboa began using the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) over a decade ago. What started as a records
