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

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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

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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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Introducing the Reproduction Dashboard in Taxon Profiles! 

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Species360 is excited to share the first major ZIMS release of 2026: the Reproduction Dashboard, now available in Taxon Profiles.

The Reproduction Dashboard provides a wealth of data on reproduction for over 12,000 species supporting smarter collection planning and improved animal welfare, and enabling members to make evidence-based decisions for the animals in their care.

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Hope in Flight: How Collaboration is Helping the Poweshiek Skipperling

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The Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek), once a common sight across North American prairies, is now one of the world’s most endangered insects. To prevent its extinction, an international coalition – including the Minnesota Zoo, John Ball Zoo, Assiniboine Park Zoo, and the IUCN SSC Species Survival Specialist Group – is leading an intensive recovery effort.

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ZIMS in Research: Sterilization and contraception increase lifespan in mammals

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A new study published in the prestigious journal Nature used data from the Species360 Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) to examine the effect of hormonal contraception and sterilization on life expectancy in mammal species living in zoos and aquariums.

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

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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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1,400 Strong: How a Global Community is Transforming Wildlife Data

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Blog / This year, more than 80 new institutions joined the Species360 community, bringing our global membership to over 1,400 zoos, aquariums, conservation organizations, and research partners Spanning almost every continent and reaching 102 countries, this growing network reflects a shared commitment to improving animal care and supporting conservation through high-quality, collaborative data. Together, Species360

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ZIMS in Research – ​Why females live longer than males: evolutionary insights on longevity

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Blog / A new study, published in Science Advances, used ZIMS data to examine the adult lifespan gap between males and females in over 1,000 species.Comparative study across 1,176 mammal and bird species reveals how sexual selection may have shaped sex differences in longevity. Male and female olive baboon (Papio anubis) in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

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