Mary Ellen Amodeo, Author at Species360

A sense of place: Tennessee Aquarium advocates for turtles and their habitats

A wood turtle in a New York valley stream. "Turtles are nature’s living sculptures,” says Dave Collins, Tennessee Aquarium Director of Forestry and Animal Behavior. SPECIES360 MEMBER FEATURE: TENNESSEE AQUARIUM Place is a key theme for Tennessee Aquarium and AZA’s…

ZIMS for Studbooks: Over 900 studbooks migrated to ZIMS

Every month, Species360 provides webinars focused on helping studbook keepers use ZIMS for Studbooks. Join us live for one of six upcoming virtual get togethers, or watch a previously-recorded session.

Species360 Member Support Exceeds Goals in May

In May, Species360 Member Support responded to 818 inquiries, resolving 97 percent of inquiries, and earning a 4.9 (out of 5) satisfaction rating from members.

Member Anniversaries: Giant Anteaters Project (Brazil)

As a Species360 member, the in situ conservation Projeto Bandeiras e Rodovias - Anteaters and Highways Project (Brazil) uses the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) to records data on 131 animals of 6 species.

New Member: Kyoto City Zoo joins Species360

Species360 welcomes new member Kyoto City Zoo, Japan's second-oldest zoo.

From the Chairman: How Species360 is responding to Covid-19 crisis

A letter to Species360 members from Cheng Wen-Haur, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, provides an update on all that Species360 is doing to safeguard service levels and ensure financial health during the COVID-19 crisis.

UK Colleges Use ZIMS as part of Animal Care and Management programs

Canterbury College (UK) has joined Species360, and will use the educational platform LearnZIMS to support coursework in animal biology, animal science, and wildlife conservation.

Live Streaming? Students learn how zoos and aquariums contribute to global species knowledge

AQUATIS, THE LARGEST FRESHWATER AQUARIUM-VIVARIUM IN EUROPE, shared this video showing it team taking samples and then recording the data in ZIMS. Every day, your aquarists, keepers and veterinarians record information about the animals in their care. How much did they eat?…

Ask Adrienne: How many animals? How many species? Know how your institution impacts species knowledge.

April 20, 2020
Mary Ellen Amodeo
ask adrienne, Blog, husbandry, Training, ZIMS
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As part of the global Species360 community, your teams contribute vital information on the animals in their care. That information is used by IUCN, CITES, and other conservation leaders, zoos, and aquariums worldwide to help improve the welfare of animals, advance medical treatments, and shape policies impacting species survival.

Member News: Wellington Zoo breeds Goliath birdeater tarantulas

April 19, 2020
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Blog, Conservation, Members, Uncategorized
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The zoo's team leader of reptiles and invertebrates, Dave Laux, says that according to the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS), a global network of zoo records, no other zoo has recorded breeding the spiders in the past two decades.