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BROOKFIELD ZOO CHICAGO
               Supporting IUCN                  Zoo and Aquarium Radiology Database
               and Species360 Data
                                                In collaboration with six other leading   The database is housed with
               Brookfield Zoo Chicago was proud    zoological institutions, Brookfield   Brookfield Zoo Chicago and was
               to be the only U.S. zoo to provide   Zoo Chicago launched the Zoo   conceived in 2021 by leading
               support for a groundbreaking effort   and Aquarium Radiology Database   zoological institutions across
               led by Species 360 and the Inter-  (ZARD) on September 25, 2024.    the U.S., including Brookfield Zoo
               national Union for the Conservation   The database is a digital repository    Chicago, San Diego Zoo Wildlife
               of Nature (IUCN) to combat global   of diagnostic images that provides   Alliance, Wildlife Conservation
                                                                                 Society, Saint Louis Zoo, Disney’s
               biodiversity loss.               veterinarians and radiologists with   100,616
                                                new, previously scarce reference   Animals, Science and Environment,
               Species360 is a global non-profit
                                                                                 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium,
                                                material for scans on animals from   MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS
               organization that manages and    aardvarks to white-bellied pangolins.   and Denver Zoo Conservation
               shares data recorded by more than
                                                                                 Alliance. It is also supported by
               1,300 conservation institutions   The ZARD is accessible through    Newsweek
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                                                                                 board-certified radiologists from
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               worldwide, including zoos and    a web-based user portal for zoo    Best Zoo
                                                                                 the Ohio State University College
               aquariums. Similarly, IUCN’s Red List   and wildlife professionals only,    in the Country
                                                                                 of Veterinary Medicine and multiple
               of Threatened Species has long   where users can search for images
                                                                                 consulting services. The project
               served as the global authority on   based on species, age, sex, and body   was made possible in part by
                                                                                                   1.2M
                                                                             47,000
               population status and conservation   part. In the future, it will feature over   the Institute of Museum and
               efforts for endangered wildlife.    10,000 diagnostic images from   NEW EMAIL        SOCIAL
                                                                                 Library Services.
                                                                                                     MEDIA
               In September 2024, Species 360    500 different species that are                   FOLLOWERS
                                                                         SUBSCRIBERS
               and IUCN announced a partnership   common across zoos and aquariums
               to integrate their in situ and ex situ   or under threat of extinction.
                                                                                      5,864
               data to provide a more complete   Each species will be represented    Top: Radiograph of a white-bellied pangolin
               image of species status in the    by an equal distribution of male    ANIMAL ADOPTIONS
                                                                                 Middle:  Members of the Zoo and
                                                                                 Aquarium Radiology Database Steering
               wild and in professional human    and female animals at a range of   + 12 NEW ANIMALS TO ADOPT
               care, which will help to drive    ages, and diagnostic images will    Team, John Pauley, Dr. Chris Hanley,
               worldwide conservation decisions   be made anonymous to protect    Dr. Joanna Webb, Dr. Sathya Chinnadurai,
                                                                         nearly
                                                                                           U.S. News’
               and action. Brookfield Zoo       patient identities.     144,000    Dr. Michael J. Adkesson, Dr. Jimmy Johnson,
                                                                                 and Dr. Eric Hostnik
               Chicago’s financial contributions                       field group
                                                As of 2024, 500 users have regis-
               to the effort advance the Zoo’s                        students and       ONE
                                                tered for the database, which now
                                                                       chaperones
               commitment to conservation and
                                                includes 1,000 individual radiograph
               contribute to global strategies                                              OF THE
                                                images from 357 diagnostic studies
               for population management.                                              27 BEST ZOOS
                                                on 66 species. The team expects
                                                to reach its target goal of 10,000         in the U.S.
                                                images within the next one to two
                                                years. The team is also planning
                                                                             1,887,191
                                                for the next phase of the database,
                                                which would focus on pathology
                                                                                     GUESTS
                                                seen on diagnostic image studies
                                                within zoological species.
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