Mary Ellen Amodeo, Author at Species360

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.

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EAZA Academy: ZIMS for Medical Training addresses data retrieval and analysis as well as data input

In April, EAZA Academy will offer ZIMS for Medical Training, a course introducing concepts and best practices for using ZIMS for Medical. The course will cover both data entry and data retrieval. Attendees will learn how to navigate in the Medical module, input data into the eight modules such as Pharmacy, Sample Storage, and Global Medical Resources, and extract and analyze data using ZIMS reports and tools.

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New Member: Mote Coral Research and Restoration Center joins Species360

March 28, 2022
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Aquatics, Conservation, Members, New Members, Research, ZIMS
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Mote’s Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration, Florida (United States), has become a new member of Species360.

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New Member: Ireland’s largest aquarium joins Species360

New Species360 aquarium member Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium is Ireland’s largest aquarium and a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA).

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New Freshwater Species! Report from Shoal shows there are hundreds of species yet to discover

March 24, 2022
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Aquatics, Conservation, In Situ, Research
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The New Species 2021 report, released by the conservation organisation Shoal, shows just how diverse and remarkable the world’s often undervalued freshwater species are, and suggests there is plenty more life still to be discovered in the world’s lakes, rivers and wetlands."

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ZIMS at Work: Shared data takes a central role at storied Audubon Nature Institute

March 20, 2022
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Aquatics, Care and Welfare, FEATURE, Members, Studbooks, ZIMS
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Jo Seton, Contributing Editor This ZIMS at Work feature on Audubon Nature Institute is one of a series of stories about Species360 member institutions that record and share data to help improve animal welfare and inform species conservation. Ease of record-sharing in…

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Visitor Research: Aquariums are “conservation institutions” first, working well beyond their walls

February 28, 2022
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Aquatics, Conservation, Research, Webinar
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In a recorded Webinar, The research shows an increased perception of aquariums in Europe as being admired, trusted, and acting as conservation organizations. Colleen says this bodes well for recovery from pandemic years as long as conservation actions take a central role in the stories and educational initiatives of aquariums.

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ZIMS at Work: Advanced search delivers a “clutch” win for the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo

February 28, 2022
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Conservation, Data4Wildlife, FEATURE, husbandry, Members, ZIMS
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Tracking offspring can be difficult as eggs hatch and chicks move beyond their nest. So when Species360 enhanced ZIMS for Husbandry to include new search capabilities, Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo Animal Care, Health & Welfare team quickly put the new capabilities to use.

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Radio Canada: Zoos contribute data that leads to new findings in cancer research

In February, Radio Canada science reporter Gino Harel talked with Fernando Colchera, Species360 and SDU, about the recent use of zoo and aquarium data, via ZIMS, in new cancer research discoveries regarding the incidence of cancer in mammals.

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2022 Conferences: We enjoyed seeing members at RAW – the Regional Aquatics Workshop (United States)

Sandy Trautwein, Ph.D., Director of Aquatic Conservation, Species360, spoke during TIDE TALKS at Regional Aquatics Workshop / RAW 2022. We were thrilled to be back "in person" - presenting, talking with members, and learning from a wide range of experts…

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