New! Species360 helps EAZA members streamline accreditation and renewals
The European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA) has approved a tool developed by Species360 to help its members streamline their accreditation and annual renewals.
UK Colleges Use ZIMS as part of Animal Care and Management programs
Canterbury College (UK) has joined Species360, and will use the educational platform LearnZIMS to support coursework in animal biology, animal science, and wildlife conservation.
Ask Adrienne: How many animals? How many species? Know how your institution impacts species knowledge.
As part of the global Species360 community, your teams contribute vital information on the animals in their care. That information is used by IUCN, CITES, and other conservation leaders, zoos, and aquariums worldwide to help improve the welfare of animals, advance medical treatments, and shape policies impacting species survival.
COVID-19: Here are resources from our partners around the world
To help you stay abreast of news across the community, here is a look at resources being shared by Species360 association partners during the COVID-19 crisis.
ZIMS for Studbooks: Webinars, Workshops, Open Office Hours, and 1-to-1 Meetings!
ZIMS for Studbooks Workshops in April and May Species360 is hosting a variety of Studbooks-focused opportunities in the coming months. Please join us for one or more of these events to ask questions about using ZIMS for Studbooks, to get…
Ask Adrienne: ZIMS provisional data entry improves accuracy, consistency
As zoo and aquarium staff around the world adjust to working in shifts and taking some administrative work off-site, our members are asking for help with "Provisional" data entry. This setting allows a team member to enter animal husbandry or…
Working from home: Granting ZIMS access to team members
Wildlife care and management teams complete data entry in work from home situations, with ZIMS.
Pat Gives Back: Belize Zoo Adopts A New Records Keeping System with Help from Linda Rohr Bachers
Belize Zoo will contribute vital individual animal and species data to the global Species360 community using ZIMS. The conservation efforts of all our members help to support species around the world.
ZIMS Sample Storage: An overview of what it does and how it works (Video)
In this video, we take a brief walk through Sample Storage and how it works.
ZIMS for Medical Sample Storage uses a visual interface to help medical staff more efficiently manage biological samples.
By maintaining a link to ZIMS animal records, health status, sample collection details and more, Sample Storage adds detail that can be critical to discovering breakthroughs in animal welfare and species conservation.
Professional Development: AZA Institutional Records Keeping course teaches ZIMS
Animal care specialists, curators, registrars, and leaders from Belize, Brazil, Canada, and the United States are participating in the 2020 AZA Institutional Records Keeping course. This week, Species360 is providing technical and training support at AZA's annual Institutional Records Keeping…