Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority

Technical Session II
SPARKS (Single Population Analysis & Records Keeping System)
• Studbook/species management software
• Software supports studbook management and species analysis
} Are there regional Indian or SAZARC studbooks?
ARKS (Animal Records Keeping System)
• Used for institutional animal record keeping
• Allows members to conveniently contribute their data to the pooled ISIS
database made available to members through the ISIS Web site
• Produces numerous powerful reports based on member’s own records
REGASP (Regional Animal Species Collection Plan)
Zoos determine the number of specimens of each taxon which they:
• Plan to hold
• Aim to replace
• New ones they aim to acquire
Updated REGASP files are submitted to the central pool to aid regional
collection planning
Prevention of Unwanted Breeding
• Physical separation
• Chemical birth control
• Vasectomy & castrations
WZACS
Education
Urges all zoos to:
• Ensure that education is a central part of their raison d’être
• Provide adequate support and resources to enable this role to be fulfilled
WZACS
Vision for Ethics & Welfare
• All zoos should follow ethical principles and maintain the highest
standards of animal welfare in order to:
} Establish and sustain viable populations of healthy animals for
conservation purposes
} To convey credible conservation messages to the public
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