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ZIMS at Work: How Texas zoos returned this species to its natural habitat

September 8, 2021
Sawyer Rutan
AZA, Conservation, Members, ZIMS, ZIMS at Work
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Houston, TX – Matt Lammers and his coworkers with the Houston Zoo were long-awaiting rain at Griffith League Scout Ranch in Bastrop County, Texas when, on a day in early August of this year, it finally came. Knowing the opportunity…

Conservation: Researchers use ZIMS data to discover differences in tiger sub-species

July 6, 2021
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Conservation, Data4Wildlife, Education, Research, SEAZA, ZIMS
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By analyzing ZIMS data for more than 9,200 zoo-based tigers, researchers found differences in reproductive and survival parameters that could influence conservation strategies. In particular, they looked at sub‐species and sex‐specific variability of survival and reproductive parameters with age.

Wildlife Conservation: Refuge for endangered Red Siskin songbird receives Species360 Membership Grant

July 3, 2020
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Blog, Conservation, Members, Most Read, New Members, ZIMS
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As a Species360 conservation grant recipient, the Red Siskin Conservation Center (RSCC) at Leslie Pantin zoo will curate and husbandry data with international species survival program partners, including the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Zoo Miami, Brevard Zoo, National Aviary in Pittsburgh, and members of WAZA, AZA, EAZA, ZAA (Australasia), Brazilian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZAB), and more. The RSCC was established in 2019 through a grant from AZA.