membership in ISIS

Zoos, aquariums and conservation facilities join ISIS to contribute and share information on 2 million animals in the care of almost 650 ISIS member institutions across the world. The ISIS network has come together to collect basic biologic information (age, sex, parentage, place of birth, circumstance of death, etc.), which members use to manage genetic and demographic programs for their animal collections.

There are currently four types of ISIS members:

1. Zoological institutional members

Zoos, aquariums and other professionally-managed public facilities that care for captive animals receive licensed use of ISIS software and access to the ISIS database, services and exchange of information from ISIS through newsletters and other communications.

Download institutional member application:
ISIS membership form (English)
ISIS membership form (Japanese)
ISIS membership form (Spanish)

2. Zoological association members

Zoo and aquarium associations receive formal representation in ISIS, licensed use of ISIS software and access to data at their association’s offices, ISIS services and exchange of information from ISIS through newsletters and other communications.

Download association member application:
ISIS association membership form (English)
ISIS association membership form (Spanish)

3. Association of zoological professionals members

Download association of professionals member application:
Association of professionals membership form (English)

4. Sponsored zoological members

For more informaiton on sponsoring another institution or to put your institution on a list of instututions to be sponsored, contact ISIS (isis@isis.org; +1.651.209.9240).


Membership in ISIS has three requirements:

  1. Payment of annual membership fee.

  2. Sharing of current data about your collection in ISIS-accepted formats. (Data must be current to six (6) months to remain in good standing.)

  3. Member's chief executive officer must sign the appropriate membership application and agree to abide by the requirements outlined in the ISIS Member Declaration.

If you have additional questions about membership in ISIS, please contact us (isis@isis.org; +1.651.209.9240).