Catch up on Species360 Member News
Follow the news at the Species360 blog and in recent issues of Species360 Member News!
New in ZIMS for Medical: Sample Storage helps manage biological samples now and into the future
“Millions of unique samples are at the core of our ability to care for and save individual animals and species, now and far into the future. ZIMS vastly improves how the zoo, aquarium, and wildlife communities manage sample resources worldwide," said Paul Calle, Chief Veterinarian and Vice President for Health Programs, Wildlife Conservation Society.
Coming in March! ZIMS for Husbandry will include Studbook IDs
Requested by studbook keepers and registrars alike, ZIMS for Husbandry will automatically display Studbook IDs in the Husbandry animal identifier grid.
From ZSL: The Rise of the Registrar
In this guest post, ZSL Zoological Registrar Hannah Jenkins addresses the changing role of zoo registrars, from recording day-to-day events to conducting the data analytics that inform species conservation worldwide. By Hannah Jenkins, Zoological Registrar, Zoological Society of London “And…
Helping tapirs tackle climate change with #Data4Wildlife
Our next Data4Wildlife Conservation Hero - is award-winning Brazilian conservationist, Dr. Patrícia Medici. A TED Fellow and Speaker, she has also been recognized with several conservation leadership awards from organizations like the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the…
Voices of ZIMS: Expert Advocate Zak Showell
Voices of ZIMS- Zak Showell ZIMS is more than just a tool - it's a movement. A movement started by our community more than 40 years ago to be better and do better. A movement that's about collaborating and sharing…
Protecting one of nature’s most notorious reptiles with #Data4Wildlife
During the ZACC 2018 conference, I had the opportunity to chat with several "conservation superheroes" to learn more about their view on the value of data to wildlife conservation. Each story will feature our video interview with the hero and…
Faces of Species360: Applauding our members who help #SaveTheBats
Faces of Species360 - Elisabeth Hunt Our next Faces of Species360 introduction is Director of Member Support and Training Elisabeth Hunt, who has been fascinated by bats ever since her college days when she cared for a rescue bat named…
Faces of Species360: Inspiring kids to care about wildlife on National Read Across America day
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…
5 creative conservation ideas from ZACC 2018
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…