Mission
SPECIES360 IS A GLOBAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES INTEGRATED INFORMATION SERVICES TO ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE. THROUGH ITS PLATFORMS, THE SPECIES360 ZOOLOGICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ZIMS) AND THE SPECIES CONSERVATION TOOLKIT INITIATIVE (SCTI), SPECIES360 SUPPORTS OVER 1,300 ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS IN MANAGING ANIMAL RECORDS, VETERINARY MEDICAL DATA, COLLECTION PLANNING, POPULATION MANAGEMENT, AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE. AS THE STEWARD OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST SHARED KNOWLEDGE DATABASE ON ANIMALS IN HUMAN CARE, CONTAINING DATA ON MORE THAN 13.8 MILLION ANIMALS ACROSS 26,000 SPECIES, SPECIES360 EMPOWERS ITS MEMBERS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS THAT ADVANCE ANIMAL CARE, POPULATION MANAGEMENT, AND CONSERVATION OUTCOMES. ITS TOOLS ARE USED DAILY BY CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS, WILDLIFE MANAGERS, AND RESEARCHERS TO SUPPORT EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN ZOOS, AQUARIUMS, AND FIELD CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD. THE SPECIES CONSERVATION TOOLKIT INITIATIVE (S