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ZIMS at Work: Managing animal welfare and contributing to species knowledge at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL)

Join us as we talk with Samantha Guillaume Slatter Registrar and Curatorial Assistant at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Samantha served as an Aquarist at ZSL for 16 years, and is currently Aplocheilidae EEP coordinator  for the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). 
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ZIMS at Work: Cayman Turtle Conservation Centre records vital data and protects vulnerable populations

The Cayman Centre's sea turtle records are maintained using the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS), the world’s largest set of data on species in human care, and stay with the turtle throughout its life. When an individual is released to the wild, it is tagged and the date and location of the release is recorded in ZIMS, along with metrics such as weight and carapace measurements.
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ZIMS at Work: Using ZIMS for Studbooks, Smithsonian scientists discover surprising opportunities to help save an endangered species

In this ZIMS at Work article, we interview Erica Royer, Aviculturist and Red Siskin Consortium Coordinator and Studbook Keeper at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia (United States). Erica shares insights on achieving reproductive success with the endangered Red Siskin, and the impact of using ZIMS for Institutional Studbooks to manage essential information about individual birds, breeding pairs, and hatchlings.
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LearnZIMS: Aquarist says new course is excellent “how to” for ZIMS

We are delighted to see the response from Species360 members to the ZIMS Training Academy’s first online training course, ZIMS for Aquarists and Keepers! Since its launch in late 2022, the course has received hundreds of registrations and encouraging feedback from early participants. Here is a look at how Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (United States) uses ZIMS, and how Aquarium registrar Andrew Lawrence expects the course to impact staff.
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