New Species360 member Kiwis for kiwi is a national charity that supports community-led and Māori-led kiwi conservation projects. The trust intends to increase kiwi populations by two percent every year. A new state of the art kiwi incubation facility near Taupō,…
Lu En Français How’s your English? French? Japanese? Spanish? Russian? Are you more comfortable reading and working in English, or French? You are not alone – most of us prefer to work in our native languages. And thanks to a…
Reported from: "Everland Zoo wins world’s highest ‘animal welfare certification," East Asia Daily, Seoul. As the only Korean zoo that has successfully bred cheetahs, golden monkeys, and golden hair lion Tamarin, Seoul's Everland Zoo is a model for Animal Care…
Loggerhead Shrike. Source: Ontario Recovery Strategy Series ZIMS at CAZA: We were pretty excited to see Species360 and ZIMS on the screen at CAZA 2019 today during a presentation by MSc Isabelle Zimmerman, on conservation success for Loggerhead shrikes! Isabelle…
The Egyptian vulture is classified "endangered" by IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. As bird populations decline in the wild, researchers at Romania’s Babes-Bolyai University are racing to better understand species’ ability to withstand disease and changes to their environment.…
Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, uses LearnZIMS and LearnZIMS for Studbooks to give students hands-on experience within Bachelor of Applied Science and Wildlife Management Certification courses. Guest Author: Tineke Joustra, Instructor, Unitec Institute of Technology, and Regional ZIMS Training As…
Home to expansive grounds and more than 500 species, Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens hosts more than 2.4 million visitors each year. The non-profit joins 16 Japanese institutions and more than 1,100 Species360 members worldwide collaborating to improve wildlife care…
In mid-July, more than 25 staff removed truckloads of invasive plants to make way for native flora and fauna. Species360 Staff Volunteer Day / National Wildlife Refuge / MN River Valley As part of environmental initiatives led by our Green…
Radio Canada reporter Gino Harel visits Granby Zoo to get a closer look at the role of zoos in providing data critical to species conservation. This story is an example of worldwide coverage of zoos curating missing species data following…
Himalayan, Houston, and Sorocaba Zoos Expand Species360 Community // We are pleased to welcome 54 aquarium, zoo, wildlife refuge, and research institutions as Species360 members in early 2019. These institutions are improving animal welfare and helping to inform species conservation…