Blog / Many thanks to Ivan Rehak and Prague Zoo for your contributions and edits, often from the field, to make this story possible! Przewalski’s horses are released to a natural habitat in central Kazakhstan in June 2024. The Return of the Wild Horses project is the first reintroduction project spearheaded by a zoo. Previously, […]
Blog / Learn more about the characteristics of Xenarthra in this Jaguar Research Center article. (Photo: Jaguar Research Center) None of this research would be possible without the data provided by zoos and aquariums in the Species360 (ZIMS) database.Dr. Megan Brown, Director of Population Management Strategy, Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Early findings from
Species360 is pleased to welcome Cheri Horvath to the team as the new Director of Finance and Administration.
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Global nonprofit, Species360 announced today that key species population data from its Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) has been added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
In 2024 Species360 celebrates it’s 50th anniversary. Here’s a look back at Species360’s history and origins.
When ZSL aquatics teams noticed that a particular population of corals wasn’t thriving as well as others, they immediately looked at…
Blog / In this ZIMS at Work article, we talk with Erica Royer, Aviculturist and Red Siskin Consortium Coordinator and Studbook Keeper at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia (United States). Her insight to reproductive strategies for endangered Red Siskin birds demonstrates why managed programs are essential to saving
Blog / Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s renowned king penguin Brigadier Sir Nils Olav, mascot and colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King’s Guard. (Photo courtesy of RZSS). The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has a history of protecting species and reintroducing populations to their natural habitat. RZSS has helped return the wild Partula snail to
Blog / In this ZIMS at Work article, veterinarian Frank O’Sullivan takes us inside the team’s work with Dublin Zoo. Here is what he had to say about the mission, including how the team uses Species360 and ZIMS resources to collaborate within the organization and with other experts in the scientific community. Niamh McGill, (Dublin
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Blog / ZooParc de Beauval is more than a popular visitor destination in France; it is a valuable source of leadership and insight within the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) community. With more than 800 species in its care, the Zoo extends expertise in animal welfare, veterinary care, and conservation planning. Beauval staff
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