Species360 Member News
10Jun 21
Webinar: “A unique moment in time” and what it means for aquariums
Being good at your mission is more important than ever for aquariums' financial sustainability, according to new research shared in the Future Aquarium Trends webinar and panel discussion hosted this week by Species360. The tighter connection between mission and revenue is one of several important consumer research findings presented by Impacts Experience, a team that helps executives at cultural institutions like aquariums, museums, and zoos to develop business and audience engagement strategies based on actionable data.
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…
01Dec 20
Community: Learn about Species360 members
Read updates about the Species360 member community - many of them welcoming new members, and others featuring care and welfare and conservation programs at leading aquariums, zoos, and wildlife refuges.…
26Jul 21
New in ZIMS for Medical: Upload Antech Test Results directly to animal records
Uploading Antech Diagnostics lab results directly to the animal's medical records reduces manual data entry and improves the accuracy of records for zoo, aquarium, and wildlife veterinarians.
08Jul 21
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.
07Jul 21
Member Focus: Germany’s Wuppertal Zoo contributes essential data for more than 800 species
Wuppertal Zoo is one of the largest contributors of husbandry and medical information used to better understand and care for wildlife. Curators, animal care, and aquatic experts use Species360 ZIMS (the Zoological Information Management System), to enter over 150,000 husbandry and medical records for more than 800 Species.
06Jul 21
Conservation: Researchers use ZIMS data to discover differences in tiger sub-species
By analyzing ZIMS data for more than 9,200 zoo-based tigers, researchers found differences in reproductive and survival parameters that could influence conservation strategies. In particular, they looked at sub‐species and sex‐specific variability of survival and reproductive parameters with age.
05Jul 21
Welcome! Frands Carlsen joins Species360 as Member Advocate
We are delighted to announce that Frands Carlsen has joined our Species360 Member Support and Training team as a Member Advocate. In this role, Frands will work directly with member institutions, helping them to achieve their animal care and collection management goals with ZIMS for Husbandry, ZIMS for Medical, and ZIMS for Studbooks.
01Jul 21
Growth: Lincoln Park Zoo joins Species360 Research Partner Program
Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago (United States) One of the world's leading conservation institutions, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, has joined the Species360 Research Partner Program. The program enables staff to access essential…