The Value of ZIMS to Regional Associations

 

Multi-facility Inventory Report

• Run inventory reports for one, two, or all of your member facilities to see what animals they currently hold.

 

TAG Report

• Produce a spreadsheet of ISIS members’ physical holdings of any taxonomy. This report supports strategic collection planning such as that done by various Taxon Advisory Groups.

 

Population Overview

• Easily see a graphs of Acquisitions and Disposition by year; Populations and Holders by year; and Age Pyramid as well as Population and Data Quality Indicators.   This report is for studbook keepers, TAG coordinators/chairs or anyone with a specific interest in a species.

 

Species Holding

• Search by species to see which ISIS members are holding them. The results grids contains links to the global animal record as well as institution information.

 

Specimen Report

• View a single record any animal in the ISIS database, both current and historical.

 

Pedigree Explorer

• Look at the lineage, descendants and siblings of an individual animal.

 

Animals Available/Species Wanted

• Search for animals or groups institutions have available for transfer to other institutions as well as what species institutions are looking to acquire.

 

Accreditation Applications

• Increase your members’ efficiency in producing required accreditation reports.

 

Global Studbook Search

You can now see the current statement of how many species are managed
in ZIMS for Studbooks, including the following data:

• Taxonomies managed in ZIMS for studbooks
• Current count of animals in the book as well as their IUCN status
• Which regional organization has oversight on the book (scope)

•           Which organization hosts the book

•           The staff managing the program, their role and contact information

 

Revised 5 March 2025