ZAA Archives - Species360

Growth: Species360 community expands to 101 countries

New member in Malta extends the Species360 member community to 101 countries. As a global nonprofit, Species360 facilitates international collaboration in recording and sharing essential data on species.

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ZIMS for Studbooks: Get new insight to the age of regional and international populations

Species360's ZIMS for Studbooks team introduces an age structure tool to view animals by age and to quickly see the number of males and females by age.

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New Members: Miami Seaquarium (Florida), Sea Life Park (Hawaii), and Living Shores Aquarium (Northeastern United States) join Species360

As a global nonprofit, Species360 facilitates international collaboration in recording and sharing essential data on species. A growing number of wildlife institutions are participating in this effort. In all, 34 aquariums, zoos, and wildlife refuges in Europe, Asia, and the Americas have joined Species360 this year. They represent non-profit and for-profit, large and small institutions.

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New in ZIMS for Medical: Upload test lab results directly to the animal’s record, saving manual data entry

January 4, 2021
Rachel Thompson
Aquatics, AZA, Care and Welfare, EAZA, husbandry, Members, WAZA, ZAA-Australasia, ZIMS
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Zoo, aquarium, wildlife veterinarians use the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) to record and share information regarding animals in their care. Now, when these veterinary teams send blood samples to IDEXX, they can view and upload the report directly in ZIMS for Medical. Called ZIMS Test Result Upload, the new feature reduces manual data entry for veterinary staff and improves the accuracy and volume of data used to calculate ZIMS Expected Test Results used by veterinarians to diagnose illness.

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New Members: 74 zoo, aquarium, wildlife refuge, and research institutions join Species360 in 2020

The Species360 member community continues to grow. In 2020, we have welcomed more than 60 new members in over 24 different countries. Among them are national marine aquariums in Brazil and UAE, marine and wildlife sanctuaries, rescue and rehabilitation, conservation, and research institutions.

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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.

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400+ Species Are Now Migrated to ZIMS for Studbooks

February 18, 2019
Species360
Conservation, February News, Members, ZIMS
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More than 400 studbooks for wildlife species have been migrated to ZIMS for Studbooks, providing associations and Studbook Keepers better insight to ex situ species populations in their regions. Each studbook is integrated with corresponding records across more than 1,100…

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Amazing New Zealand members – What’s a wētāpunga?

July 25, 2018
Jim Guenter
Blog, Members, New Members, ZAA-Australasia
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Across the globe to New Zealand Kia ora! You see and hear this expression all over New Zealand - it literally means "Hello! Be well and healthy!" As we might say "spring is in the air!" Attending a spring conference…

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