Species360 Member News
26Apr 22
ZIMS at Work: Two Oceans Aquarium Invests in the Future with ZIMS
Since 2016, the Two Oceans Aquarium has been a Species360 member and uses the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) for a variety of purposes, including aquatics, husbandry, medical needs, and rescue and rehabilitation efforts.
01Dec 21
Visitor Research: “Future of Aquariums / Europe” unveils new – and encouraging – expectations
New research, shared late last month in the Future of Aquariums/Europe webinar presented by Impacts Experience and Species360, shows that visitors increasingly expect aquariums to be conservation institutions. What does this mean for post-pandemic recovery? And how have closures helped aquariums to increase their presence "outside the walls" of their facilities?
30Nov 21
Supporting Animal Welfare: Species360 makes it easier to share welfare program essentials at home and with other institutions
In case you missed it! Here are recent enhancements to ZIMS for Care and Welfare. Using feedback from our members, we implemented improvements that make it easier and faster to track animal welfare, model processes for peer teams, and more quickly rollout templates designed for each species.
01Feb 21
What’s New in ZIMS – sorted by husbandry, care and welfare, medical, studbooks, and more
Catching up? Here is a look at recent news and updates, including new features and what other zoo and aquatics teams are using them. Choose by category: ZIMS for MedicalZIMS…
11May 22
Species360 Team Goes 100% Remote – The CEO Blog
The pandemic has changed how many organisations and people work; as a result, the Species360 team has adapted to the new normal and has gone fully remote. Species360 CEO Jim Guenter explains more in his latest blog.
03May 22
Conservation Research: Scholars Seek Greater Collaboration Among Zoos and Aquariums
A new paper, co-authored by Species360 Director of Science, and of the Species360 Conservation Science Alliance Prof. Dalia Conde, published in the journal BioScience lays out a pathway to increasing collaboration between zoos and museums that would enhance our understanding of the animal kingdom.
02May 22
New Member: L’Aquarium Tropical de La Porte Dorée
L'Aquarium Tropical de La Porte Dorée in Paris, France, has recently joined Species360 as a new member, joining more than 360 aquariums that curate and share data as part of the global Species360 community.
26Apr 22
Conservation Research: Species360 Member Data Crucial to Unravelling the Mystery of Parrot Longevity
Data from the Species360 Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) has been crucial in enabling researchers to investigate the correlation between brain size and life expectancy in parrots.
01Apr 22
Welcome! Gavrielle Kirk-Cohen Joins Species360
We are so pleased to announce that Gavrielle Kirk-Cohen has joined Species360 as Marketing & Communications Specialist. Gavrielle comes from the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), where she served for over four years as the Director of Communications. Prior to that, she worked in Public Relations at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.