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Welcome to Shedd’s on-line pressroom, designed to give media up-to-the-minute information on happenings at the aquarium. Whether it’s a new exhibit or a newborn animal, we’ll post the information here. You’ll find digital press kits, news releases, fact sheets and images ready to download. Want more? We’re a click away at media@sheddaquarium.org.

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FREQUENTLY REQUESTED PRESS MATERIAL

General Shedd Press Kit
Shedd Overview
Shedd History Great Lakes Newsroom  
Wild Reef
Amazon Rising
Oceanarium
Oceanarium Fact Sheet
Caribbean Reef
Amazing Aquatic Facts
Research and Collecting Vessel
Fast Facts

Lizards and the Komodo King Press Kit
Lizards and the Komodo King Opens at Shedd
Komodo Dragon Sets Foot in Chicago for the First Time
How You and Shedd Can Help Lizards' Conservation
Lizards Fun Facts
Lizards in Pop Culture Fun Facts

Conservation At Shedd
Blue Iguanas
Seahorses
Right Bite

RECENT NEWS AND RELEASES

Painting by Shedd's sea lions
Zuma and Tyler (28 MB video)
Flash Video

Steve Irwin Fellow Selected
South Side Teen to Travel to Australia

Shedd Honored by NOAA for Right Bite Program
NOAA Honors Shedd Aquarium as One for Advanced Fish Conservation and Sustainability

"Lizards and the Komodo King" Extended through Summer 2008
Chicago Loves Shedd, Lizards and Faust the Komodo King

Shedd Promotes Great Lakes Conservation
Great Lakes Fast Facts
About Great Lakes Forever Great Lakes Habitat Protection
Invasive Species in Great Lakes
Conservation tips for Homeowners
Great Lakes water supply/consumption fact sheet
Great Lakes Forever Press Release

Shedd Celebrates its 75th Anniversary
75 Years of Firsts and Favorites
Shedd History

DATED RELEASES

7/18/06 Beluga Whale Calf Born At Shedd Aquarium

5/18/06 P.D. Block Tapped to Lead Board of Trustees

1/5/06 Asian Carp, Snakehead and Gobies Top List at First-Ever Invasive Species Exhibit

11/10/05 Ocean Shipping in the Great Lakes: Economic Boon or Environmental Bane?

11/2/05 Caiman Lizard Hatchling Represents North America's First Successful Birth in a Zoo or Aquarium

9/18/05 Ted A. Beattie Awarded Marlin Perkins Award

7/7/05 Three Baby Penguins Hatched At Shedd

3/28/05

3/17/05 Brazilian Teal Ducklings are a new first for the Shedd Family

FACT SHEETS

Wild Reef Fact Sheets
The Wild Reef Reveals Underwater Mysteries of one of the World's Preeminent Coral ReefsSharks On the Shores of Lake Michigan
Discover The Secret Life of Coral: As An Animal
Conserving the Reef and the Animals That Thrive There
The Diverse Animals of the Wild Reef
Wild Reef — By The Numbers

 

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