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The Mission Statement of the ASMP is: "To plan and manage animal collections cooperatively, in ways that promote sustainibility and contribute to species conservation."
The Australasian Species Management Program (ASMP) is the Association's species management arm. Through a large network of position holders working in member zoos, the ASMP provides coordinated management and planning recommendations for species residing in member institutions.
ASMP activities are monitored and directed by the ASMP Committee. Activities fall into two main areas: strategic regional collection planning, carried out by a series of Taxon Advisory Groups (TAGs) and individual species programs (Conservation Programs, Population Management Programs, Husbandry Programs), coordinated by staff working in Zoo and Aquarium Association member zoos and aquaria.
Under the ASMP:
- The voluntary work of close to 200 zoo and aquarium staff is coordinated across 73 institutions
- 14 Taxon Advisory Groups (TAGs) have been established to provide advice to curators and animal management staff of all Association members
- More than 100 programs for rare and threatened species are run, these include:
- Conservation Programs: programs with direct links to in situ conservation in which the captive populations run as part of recovery programs
- programs currently releasing captive animals to the wild
- Population Management Programs: programs for sustainable captive populations
- Husbandry Management Programs: programs for which husbandry techniques and protocols are required
 in the Australasian Region
ASMP positions
Taxon Advisory Groups (TAGs)
ASMP policies
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