Available Now: ZIMS en Français!
All ZIMS users have access to ZIMS in French -- as well as in English, Spanish, Russian, and Japanese - by choosing to change their language preference at the ZIMS Help menu.
Species360 Aquatics Scientist Dr. Rita da Silva receives prestigious Villum International Postdoc grant
Dr. Rita da Silva, Aquatic Sciences Coordinator for the Species360 Conservation Science Alliance, has been awarded the Villum International Post-Doctoral program grant. For the next year, she will be on site at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (United States). Species360…
New Member: From the coast of France, Océanopolis Aquarium joins Species360
Océanopolis Aquarium, Brest, France, cares for more 1,000 unique species in its sea and fresh water aquatic environments. Learn more about Océanopolis Aquarium. Species360 welcomes its newest European member, Océanopolis Aquarium, located in Brest, France. A member of EAZA and…
Professional Development: AZA Institutional Records Keeping course teaches ZIMS
Animal care specialists, curators, registrars, and leaders from Belize, Brazil, Canada, and the United States are participating in the 2020 AZA Institutional Records Keeping course. This week, Species360 is providing technical and training support at AZA's annual Institutional Records Keeping…
Member Spotlight: São Paulo Zoo promotes biodiversity – a conversation with registrar Mara Cristina Miguel
São Paulo Zoo technical biologist and registrar Mara Cristina Marques talks with Species360 about the role of data quality and best practices in animal welfare and conservation programs.
Red Siskin Conservation Center receives Species360 Membership Grant
As a Species360 conservation grant recipient, the Red Siskin Conservation Center (RSCC) at Leslie Pantin zoo will curate and husbandry data with international species survival program partners, including the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Zoo Miami, Brevard Zoo, National Aviary in Pittsburgh, and members of WAZA, AZA, EAZA, ZAA (Australasia), Brazilian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZAB), and more. The RSCC was established in 2019 through a grant from AZA.
New in ZIMS for Medical: Sample Storage helps manage biological samples now and into the future
“Millions of unique samples are at the core of our ability to care for and save individual animals and species, now and far into the future. ZIMS vastly improves how the zoo, aquarium, and wildlife communities manage sample resources worldwide," said Paul Calle, Chief Veterinarian and Vice President for Health Programs, Wildlife Conservation Society.
New for Aquariums: Making a change to the water in an enclosure? ZIMS tracks essential details
More than 350 aquariums worldwide use ZIMS to manage their fish and coral collections, medical, and studbooks. Species360 members managing aquarium environments have a new set of toys --- we mean TOOLS! --- to track water changes in detail. Now…
Species360 welcomes 103 new members in 2019
ZIMS has become a source of critical insight for IUCN Species Survival Committee, CITES, TRAFFIC and others leading efforts to save species.
Meet the Experts: Mazuri Nutritionist Dr. Troy Tollefson says animal welfare begins with what, and how, we feed
At the Association of Zoos and Aquariums annual conference held in New Orleans earlier this year, Species360 talked with Dr. Troy Tollefson, Nutritionist, Mazuri Exotic Animal Nutrition, about recent changes in wildlife care and nutrition – and what it takes to bring new discoveries to market.
