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Have you tried Zooniverse? Species360 team volunteers for science

For our annual volunteer project, Species360 searched for a volunteer project that we could do together online – and we found Zooniverse! This innovative online platform allows researchers to crowdsource their work. Volunteers can help with projects in areas such as music and art, medicine, history, language, biology, space, and more.

Species360 Members elect new and returning trustees for 2021

In 2021, Species360 welcomes five new and returning trustees elected by our institutional members to serve on our board.

In the News: As part of EAZA, Jerusalem Zoo and Warsaw Zoo collaborate to protect endangered species

Here, Poland national news and Israel's ynet tv look at European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and the impact of collaborative programs that protect species. With EAZA members The Tisch Family Zoological Gardens in Jerusalem, the Biblical Zoo, and Warsaw Zoo.

From the WAZA Annual Meeting: Species360 Year in Review with CEO Jim Guenter

From the (virtual) WAZA Annual, Species360 CEO Jim Guenter provides an update on Species360, our response to the pandemic, and all that we have achieved in partnership with our members. (Video)

New! ZIMS supports members’ institutional studbooks

September 24, 2020
Katelyn Mucha
Blog, Studbooks, ZIMS
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Katelyn Mucha is Product Owner, ZIMS for Studbooks, Species360. She is also an Adjunct Population Biologist for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' (AZA) Population Management Center. Are you managing a head start program, a release program, or a breeding…

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…

ZSL London Zoo shares annual weigh-in via ZIMS

August 30, 2020
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Blog, Care and Welfare, husbandry, Members, ZIMS
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“By sharing information with other zoos and conservationists worldwide, we can all use this knowledge to better care for the species we’re striving to protect," said ZSL’s assistant curator of mammals, Teague Stubbington, in this ZSL feature, "A weighty matter."

Catch up on Species360 Member News

Follow the news at the Species360 blog and in recent issues of Species360 Member News!