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.
Zoo director’s guide to ZIMS value for conservation
A word on ZIMS value from our Trustee Chair Jonathan Wilcken is the Director of Auckland Zoo and currently serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees for Species360. How does Auckland Zoo use ZIMS on a day to day…
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…
Faces of Species360: Celebrating World Horse Day with Adrienne Miller
Faces of Species360 - Adrienne Miller Holidays and awareness days tend to be popular topics - one source even has downloadable calendar of more than 2,300 of them! While they aren't all focused on animals, there are enough of them…
Animal data science: Conservation by zoos and aquariums
Conservation data knowledge by zoos and aquariums A recent study warns that earth may be entering the sixth mass extinction as species populations continue to decline. Habitat loss, exploitation, invasive species and climate change are having acute impacts to biodiversity,…
7 cool things about being a zoo vet you never knew (don’t miss number 4!)
Scott Citino of White Oak Conservation talks about Sumatran rhinos, Okapis and more I thought about becoming a vet when I was a child but quickly gave up the idea when faced with dissecting a frog in high school. So…
How to become a conservation data scientist
Dr. Dalia Conde’s incredible journey from wildlife biology to zoo data champion I met Dr. Dalia Conde for the first time in July at our staff retreat in Minnesota. Her personality is as big as her passion for her work.…
ZIMS: Data serving the needs of zoological medicine – Part 2
The following is the second installment of a two-part blog about how to make the most of ZIMS's big data and data mining. Read Part 1. The end of September 2016 saw the completion of the third new medical resource,…
ZIMS: Data serving the needs of zoological medicine
The following is the first installment of a two-part blog about how to make the most of ZIMS’s big data and data mining. Read Part 2. Long before “big data” and “data mining” became a part of our modern lexicon,…