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Appendix E: Zoo Registrar - Job Description
Pages 101-104

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... Establishes and implements documentation standards for shipment records with advice of legal council and curatorial staff in coordination with national and international standards and requirements. Develops and directs the collection and maintenance of an inventory of the zoo's animal collection, and records of daily transactions including shipments, births, deaths, behavioural, reproductive and medical notes.
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... Assists in the zoo's participation in Species Survival Plans by maintaining SSP correspondence, generating computer analysis using population genetics software, and by attending masterplanning sessions. Monitors SSP, TAG, FIG and various national as well as international programs to assist in the long-term management and development of captive management programs, and the preservation of endangered species.
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... Ability to collect and collate information from a variety of sources into concise and accurate reports. Good communication and organizational skills.
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  • collections management
  • animal collection
  • management programs
  • management policy
  • animal management

  • species survival
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  • control measures
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  • ssp correspondence
  • legal council
  • management team
  • legal regulations
  • developing policy

  • including shipments
  • captive management
  • implements documentation
  • loan agreements
  • zoo registration

  • governmental actions
  • loan specimens
  • zoo policies
  • providing statistical
  • zoological institution

  • attending masterplanning
  • endangered species
  • collections activities
  • animal inventory
  • transactions including


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