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 / Dear Members and Partners, Has it really been 50 years? Yes! Founded in 1974, Species360 is celebrating our 50th Anniversary! When visionary leader Dr. Ulysses S. Seal spearheaded the launch of what today is nonprofit Species360, he set in motion an initiative that would change what is known about species worldwide. By partnering
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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
Want to learn more about using the Care and Welfare module in ZIMS? Check out our three-part webinar series providing everything you need to know to get started in Care and Welfare.
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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
Species360 is excited to announce that Alex Walsh, MPA, CFRE, has joined Species360 as Director of Institutional Partnerships.
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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. Much has changed since Oceanário de Lisboa began using the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) over a decade ago. What started as a records
Blog / Earlier this fall, Como Zoo Director Michelle Furrer, Primate Keeper Madison Johnson, and Senior Keeper Allison Jungheim shared their experiences with Species360 development and member support teams during a “Lunch and Learn.” They helped us to capture the story to share with you, here. At the onset of illness, an animal’s daily care
