Species360 Conservation Science Alliance Research Symposium 2024

The Species360 Conservation Science Alliance (CSA) hosted its inaugural Research Symposium in August 2024, bringing together researchers from around the globe to showcase the latest research using data from the Species360 Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS).

00:00 CSA introduction
09:45 Dr Megan Brown, AZA
27:19 Dr. Joy Tripovich, Taronga Conservation Society
44:50 Dr. Devin Chen, Toronto Zoo
1:01:17 Borbála Kocsis, Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden
1:17:19 Dr. Drew Sauve, African Lion Safari
1:34:19 Prof. Dr. Thomas Ziegler, Cologne Zoo

List of speakers and presentation titles:
Dr. Megan Brown, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, ‘Using the past to inform the present and predict the future: utilizing ZIMS data to understand changes in animal collections over time.’
Dr. Devin Chen, Toronto Zoo, ‘Longitudinal analysis of threatened eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) body growth rates using ZIMS to inform conservation programs.’
Borbála Kocsis, Ph.D. student, University of Pannonia/Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden, ‘Adult sex ratio in captive amniotes: is it related to the sex-determination systems?’
Dr. Drew Sauve, African Lion Safari/Université du Québec à Montréal, ‘Contemporary genetic adaptation in zoos and conservation breeding programs.’
Dr. Joy Tripovich, Taronga Conservation Society/University of New South Wales, ‘An adaptive management approach for the Regent Honeyeater Conservation Breeding Program.’
Prof. Dr. Thomas Ziegler, Cologne Zoo, ‘How Species360 substantially contributes to the build-up of the ‘conservation zoo’ – zoos as One Plan Approach conservation centers acting as modern arks.’

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