Zoological Registrars Association
About Us
Connecting Registrars to Save Wildlife
You are visiting the official website of the Zoological Registrars Association (ZRA). ZRA connects, trains, and empowers the community of zoo and aquarium registrars. ZRA envisions a future where registrar expertise is valued and acknowledged by institutions worldwide to promote the care and conservation of animals.
OCTOBER 12 - OCTOBER 17 • PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
ZRA Conference
Come network with professionals on EVERYTHING records! Become EMPOWERED!
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Best practices and regulations pertaining to zoo and aquarium animals are constantly changing, and staying abreast of these changes can be a challenge. Joining the Zoological Registrars Association puts you in the company of registrars and animal data specialists from all over the world. When you become a member of ZRA, you tap into the collective expertise of dozens of colleagues, sharing knowledge and experience and continually learning from one another.
Become a Member of ZRA
Best practices and regulations pertaining to zoo and aquarium animals are constantly changing, and staying abreast of these changes can be a challenge. Joining the Zoological Registrars Association puts you in the company of registrars and animal data specialists from all over the world. When you become a member of ZRA, you tap into the collective expertise of dozens of colleagues, sharing knowledge and experience and continually learning from one another.
News
December 02, 2025
Annual Conference Survey
Please use the link below, or reference Annual Conference Updates on the ZRA website (www.zooregistrars.org), to take the 2025 Annual Conference Survey. Your feedback is very important to us, and we hope that you are able to take this valuable assessment. We are asking that you complete the survey by Dec. 20, 2025.
2025 Annual Conference Survey: https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/yYBs9k
Or you can access this QR code:
Thank you!
November 20, 2025
ZRA Board Appointment – Welcome Anna Pelc!
The ZRA Board of Directors is pleased to announce that, following the closing of the 2025 annual conference, Anna Pelc has been appointed to serve as Director. This position was previously held by Deniele Brown, who was recently elected as Vice President.
Please join us in congratulating Anna on her appointment and in thanking Deniele for her ongoing dedication to ZRA.
November 01, 2025
Membership Renewal DELAYED
November 1st is historically when ZRA opens its membership renewal period, so some of you might be ready and excited to renew for 2026. However, this year we will be opening the renewal period on November 15th instead of November 1st.
The reason for the delay is that we are working hard to get the new website up and running. We are scheduled to launch the new site on November 7th, right after the Annual Business Meeting in Miami. Any changes made to the current site would slow down the process of transferring information to the new site, and just make the process more complicated than it needs to be.
Thank you so much to everyone for your patience as we build the new site and for your flexibility to hold off on renewing for two weeks! See you in Miami!
~ Stephanie Eller, Website Task Force
Contact Us
General
Shelly Roach, President
Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
P: 614-645-3429
F: 614-645-3465
shelly.roach@columbuszoo.orgMembership Chair
Vickie Edel, Chair
Audubon Nature Institute
P: 504-212-5369
vedel@auduboninstitute.orgProfessional Development
ZRA connects, trains and empowers the community of zoo and aquarium registrars.