Faces of Species360 – Alex Kantorovich Our next Faces of Species360 introduction is Regional Coordinator, Alex Kantorovich. He has been a fan of zoos since his childhood and is also an excellent photographer. For Zoo Lovers Day (April 8), he…
Faces of Species360 - Nannette Driver-Ruiz Our next Faces of Species360 introduction is Member Support Representative Nannette Driver-Ruiz, who enjoys reading to her daughter as a way of inspiring her to care about nature and wildlife. National Read Across America…
Faces of Species360 - Adrienne Miller Holidays and awareness days tend to be popular topics - one source even has downloadable calendar of more than 2,300 of them! While they aren't all focused on animals, there are enough of them…
Zoos and Aquariums Committed to Conservation - ZACC conference When our Director of Science, Dalia Conde, passed along information about the 2018 ZACC conference, (thanks to our Board and Onnie Byers letting us know about it), I quickly volunteered to…
Do you love your day job? I spent most of my early career in retail IT. It was a great learning experience and I met and learned from some great people. We did some cool stuff, built some awesome systems…
Dr. Dalia Conde’s incredible journey from wildlife biology to zoo data champion I met Dr. Dalia Conde for the first time in July at our staff retreat in Minnesota. Her personality is as big as her passion for her work.…
2016: what a year! Our organization launched our new brand (Species360: Global information serving conservation); made great progress in developing our new ZIMS for Studbooks module; released enhancements to our ZIMS for Husbandry and ZIMS for Medical modules; and intensified…
Over the course of the last seven years, Species360 and the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) of India have been working closely and tirelessly to support the Indian zoo and aquarium community. In 2016, alone, Species360’s Regional Coordinator Moin Ahmed held…
Did you know that Eurasia is one of Species360’s fastest growing regions in the world? During 2016 alone, 16 organizations became members of Species360 for the first time. Knowing that many of the ZIMS users here are Russian-speaking, Species360 launched…
I recently returned from the International Aquarium Congress (IAC), hosted by the amazing team at the Vancouver Aquarium in British Colombia, Canada. The congress highlighted eye opening presentations, inspiring individuals, impressive new projects, and impactful research. That said, the congress…