Author name: Species360

How Zoological Information Management Systems Support Global Species Databases

Blog / Modern wildlife conservation is increasingly data-driven. Institutions responsible for animals under human care generate vast volumes of information daily, including medical records, husbandry logs, behavioural observations, lineage updates, transfers, and regulatory documentation. Individually, these records support local operational management. Collectively, when structured and aggregated, they form the backbone of global species databases. The

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Case Study: How ZIMS for Aquatics Improves Health and Breeding Outcomes

Blog / Health and breeding outcomes are central measures of success for aquariums involved in conservation and long-term species management. Achieving positive outcomes depends on more than expertise and experience alone. It requires accurate information, shared understanding, and the ability to learn from past decisions. This case study explores how digital information management supports better

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From Tanks to Tablets: How Digital Records Are Improving Aquatic Animal Care

Blog / Aquatic animal care has always relied on close observation, specialist knowledge, and careful record keeping. For decades, much of that information lived in notebooks, binders, whiteboards, or disconnected spreadsheets. While these methods reflected the realities of their time, they also limited how information could be shared, analysed, and preserved. As aquariums take on

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Why Data Matters in Conservation: Key Lessons from Aquatic Species Management

Blog / Straslund Aquarium. Image credit: Uljana Kalazny Conservation is built on understanding. For aquatic species, that understanding depends heavily on data collected over time, across institutions, and through changing environmental conditions. Aquariums play a vital role in conservation by caring for species, contributing to research, and supporting population sustainability. At the centre of this

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The 5 Biggest Challenges in Aquatic Species Management and How ZIMS Solves Them

Blog / Aquatic species management is one of the most complex areas of zoological care. Aquariums are responsible for maintaining healthy populations, supporting research, and contributing to conservation, all while managing animals that often live in groups, move between life stages, and respond quickly to environmental change. These realities place significant demands on how information

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How ZIMS for Aquatics Is Transforming Aquarium Animal Care

Blog / Aquariums play a vital role in caring for aquatic species, supporting conservation, and advancing scientific understanding. Managing this responsibility depends on access to accurate, consistent, and long-term animal information. ZIMS for Aquatics supports aquarium animal care by providing a structured way to record, manage, and interpret aquatic animal data across institutions and over

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Why Data Matters for Saving Species: Species360 and the Extinct in the Wild Action Partnership

Around the world, a growing number of species now exist only because a zoo, aquarium, or conservation organisation continues to care for them, they are lost entirely from nature. These are the species formally listed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as extinct in the wild (EW), taxa that survive exclusively in human care or in managed settings. For these species, the work of ex situ conservation institutions is critical to their survival.

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New in ZIMS: On the go workflows – Using ZIMS during your daily routines has never been easier

Blog / We’re very excited to announce the release of the brand new mobile data entry workflow, great for using while on the go in the Species360 Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS)! Designed with mobility in mind, this new feature, called Data Entry, allows animal care and veterinary staff to enter data directly into ZIMS

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New in ZIMS: Announcing the brand-new Taxon Profiles

Blog / New Taxon Profiles We are thrilled to announce the launch of the all-new Taxon Profiles in the Species360 Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS)! This innovative tool offers a comprehensive, streamlined overview of species-related data, designed to make it easier than ever to manage and understand critical species information. Taxon Profiles brings together essential

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Member-versary! Celebrating 20 years of Species360 membership with Netherlands’ Eindhoven Zoo

Blog / (Photo: WestEnd61 Images) Netherlands’ Eindhoven Zoo, formerly Dierenrijk, has been a member of the Species360 community for 20 years! Also a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), Eindhoven is known for its large, open habitats and diverse representation of species. Staff caring for the animals and enclosures use the

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