How We Keep Track With over 5000 animals at the Zoo, someone
needs to keep track of them! The registrars maintain and develop
the entire Conservation, Education and Research database. The
registrars are the Toronto Zoo contacts for the International
Species Information System (ISIS) . They provide data on
relevant Toronto Zoo animals to the International and National
Studbooks, as well as correspond and provide data on SSP®
species at the Zoo. Finally, the Toronto Zoo registrars serve as
the AZA International Studbook Keepers for the Puerto Rican
crested toad. International Species Information System (ISIS)
The International Species Information System (ISIS) is a
computer-based information system used by the worldwide
zoological community. The ISIS central database contains
information on 2 million animals - almost 10,000 species - held
in zoological institutions, and some animals in the wild. ISIS
members use basic biologic information (age, sex, parentage,
place of birth, circumstance of death, etc.) collec