Most Read Archives - Species360

UPDATED: International and regional associations complete ZIMS for Studbooks migrations

As a global community, we are now managing over 1,060 studbooks using ZIMS for Studbooks. The transition to an integrated, secure, standardized solution helps to improve access to information that is critical to managing populations, their genetics and welfare, now and in the future.

Conservation: EAZA Songbirds TAG and Species360 use data to pinpoint species at risk

September 11, 2020
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Blog, Conservation, EAZA, FEATURE, Members, Most Read
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EAZA's Silent Forest Group partners with Species360 Conservation Science Alliance to create a new way of looking at the world of songbirds -- one they hope will further enhance efforts to save them. The Songbird Species Knowledge Index applies analytics to global data, including vast demographic information curated by Species360 member zoos and aquariums using ZIMS.

FEATURE: With a deep 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…

Streaming on Netflix: Latif Nasser visits The Living Desert Zoo to ask, “What is a studbook?”

Sarah Greeley, Field Conservation Coordinator, and Brigid Randle, Animal Registrar, Living Desert Zoo, talk with "Connected" host Latif Nasser about the role of population management programs in saving species. (Photo: Netflix, "Connected")

Researchers use Species360 data to study reproduction in primates

For the study published in the specialist journal "Biological Reviews", researchers evaluated the birthdays of 132,712 monkeys of 141 different species using Species360 data. A study published today in Biological Reviews, and using Species360 data, provides new insight to reproduction…

Ask Adrienne: Nutritionist monitors aggressive behavior and weight loss

August 19, 2020
Adrienne Miller
ask adrienne, Care and Welfare, husbandry, Most Read, Training, ZIMS
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Question from a Wildlife Nutritionist: We have three female red pandas housed together. Recently two of them have lost weight. I have increased the caloric intake for the two and the vets have given them a clean bill of health. When I talked with their keepers it was mentioned that the older panda had recently experienced an increase in aggression towards the other two.

New in ZIMS: A faster way to edit and approve Provisional Data for your animal care and aquatics teams

July 23, 2020
Nannette Driver-Ruiz
AAM, Blog, husbandry, Members, Most Read, ZIMS
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Tennessee Aquarium Herpetologist Mackenzie Strickland cares for turtles in the nursery and other enclosures - and was among the first to begin entering information about the collections directly into ZIMS. Earlier this year, Tennessee Aquarium Registrar Christina Newman orchestrated a…

Wildlife Conservation: Refuge for endangered Red Siskin songbird receives Species360 Membership Grant

July 3, 2020
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Blog, Conservation, Members, Most Read, New Members, ZIMS
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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.

COVID Response: Supporting members working remotely

As zoo and aquarium staff worked from home due to COVID-19 closures, Species360 Member Support responded to record numbers of incoming calls, resolving 97 percent of inquiries, and earning a 4.9 (out of 5) satisfaction rating from members.

New in ZIMS for Medical: Sample Storage helps manage biological samples now and into the future

May 20, 2020
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Blog, Medical, Most Read, Press-release, ZIMS
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“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.