World’s First Bird Park Celebrates 30 Years as a Species360 Member!
Vogelpark Avifauna in the Netherlands is celebrating its 30th anniversary as a member of the non-profit Species360.
New in ZIMS for Studbooks: Managed Groups gives studbook managers insight to group dynamics
The Managed Groups feature is used to track which animals have been or are currently housed together. This information provides better insight to how species are being managed, what is working, and how changes can impact populations – especially when institutions hold more than one group.
ZIMS at Work: The One Plan Approach to Conservation with Cologne Zoo
The Cologne Zoo, the third oldest zoo in Germany and home to more than 850 species in total, is a noteworthy leader in research and species protection programs. The Zoo uses the Species360 Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) for day-to-day record-keeping as well as for its conservation projects out in the field.
Reproductive Tools: ZIMS dashboard provides insight used to manage populations
The highest requested feature in a 2021 user survey, the new ZIMS for Studbooks dashboard provides detailed reproductive information that can be used to improve management decisions and conservation of a species.
Do you keep a studbook for animals in your collection? Institutional studbooks will move to ZIMS by 2022
Now that regional associations are done migrating, we are focused on migrating member institution studbooks. Our goal is to migrate all member institution studbooks to ZIMS by end of 2021.
How many studbooks are being kept for critically endangered species? For birds? ZIMS for Studbooks
As a global community, we are now managing over 1,060 studbooks using ZIMS for Studbooks. The transition to an integrated, secure, standardized solution helps to improve access to information that is critical to managing populations, their genetics and welfare, now and in the future.
Studbooks: News and updates for studbook keepers, TAGS, SSP coordinators
Regional association and institutional studbook keepers, Taxon Advisory Groups, Species Survival Programs, and others were responsible for record growth, migrations, and achievements in 2020.
See what’s new in ZIMS for Husbandry, Medical, or Studbooks (Video)
Species360 product owners walk through new ZIMS for Husbandry, Medical, and Studbooks features delivered in 2020, and the roadmap ahead.
New! ZIMS supports members’ institutional studbooks
Katelyn Mucha is Product Owner, ZIMS for Studbooks, Species360. She is also an Adjunct Population Biologist for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' (AZA) Population Management Center. Are you managing a head start program, a release program, or a breeding…
FEATURE: With a deep sense of place, Tennessee Aquarium advocates for turtles and their habitats
A wood turtle in a New York valley stream. "Turtles are nature’s living sculptures,” says Dave Collins, Tennessee Aquarium Director of Forestry and Animal Behavior. Place is a key theme for Tennessee Aquarium and AZA’s SAFE American Turtles program. Turtles…