The Australasian Species Management Program (ASMP) is the species management arm of the Australian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria (ARAZPA). Through a large network of voluntary position holders working in member zoos, the ASMP provides coordinated management and planning recommendations for species residing in ARAZPA's 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 ARAZPA member zoos and aquaria.

List of Taxon Advisory Groups:

• Invertebrates
• Aquatic Vertebrate – Aquatic; Marine Mammal
• Reptile & Amphibian
• Avian - Passerine (“perching birds”); Non-Passerine (“non-perching birds”)
• Australian Mammal - Marsupial and Monotreme; Native Bat and Rodent
• Exotic Mammal – Artiodactyl (even-toed hoofed animals); Carnivore; Miscellaneous Exotic; Perissodactyl (odd-toed hoofed animals) and Proboscid (elephants); Primates
• New Zealand Fauna

At Perth Zoo, we are actively involved in various TAGs. Staff members hold positions such as Monotreme and Marsupial and Artiodactyl TAG Convenors; Species Co-ordinators for Western Swamp Tortoise, Numbat, Southern Dibbler, Ring-tailed Lemur, Pygmy Marmoset, Bolivian Squirrel Monkey, White-cheeked Gibbon Silvery Gibbon, African Painted Dog and Meerkat; Quokka, Black-capped Capuchin and Grass Owl Species Contacts; and Collared Peccary Studbook Keeper.