Species360 Member News
08Sep 21
Using ZIMS in Conservation: How Texas zoos returned this species to its natural habitat
Houston, TX – Matt Lammers and his coworkers with the Houston Zoo were long-awaiting rain at Griffith League Scout Ranch in Bastrop County, Texas when, on a day in early…
05Aug 21
Securing Information: New Zealand wildlife trust migrates species data to ZIMS
ANSWER TO "Can you name this species?" - The species pictured on this month's Member News is the black stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) or kakī (Māori). This New Zealand wading bird is one of the…
03Aug 21
Software engineer and former zoo keeper Sarah Hanley joins Species360
Before launching her career in software development, Sarah worked as a zoo keeper at Species360 member institutions Toledo Zoo, Lee Richardson Zoo, Knoxville Zoo, Detroit Zoo, and the Saint Louis Zoo.
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.