Shedd Announces Illinois Resident Free Days/Evenings
Chicago residents will have plenty of chances to swap the cold this January and February to explore the toasty Amazon Rising habitat where red-bell...
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Shedd Aquarium Meets Water Conservation
Shedd Aquarium is celebrating World Water Day this year by announcing an early victory on a goal that aimed to reduce the aquarium’s new water inta...
Shedd, Northwestern Team Up to Protect Animals Through Expanded Partnership
For more than a decade, Shedd Aquarium’s Animal Health team has turned to Northwestern Engineering to develop innovative solutions that further enh...
Coral Scientist Joins Shedd Aquarium Research Team
Shedd Aquarium’s Daniel P. Haerther Center for Conservation and Research welcomed a new conservation research biologist this month, expanding the a...
Meet Nia, First Magellanic Penguin Chick Bred at Shedd Aquarium Gets a Name
Shedd Aquarium announced today that the first Magellanic penguin chick (Spheniscus magellanicus) bred at the aquarium, which hatched on Mother’s Da...
Shedd Aquarium Expands Access for Guests with Disabilities
As part of Shedd’s accessibility and inclusion initiatives, the aquarium will be hosting its first-ever Calm Waters: Extended Hours for Guests with...
Shedd Aquarium Welcomes New Board Members
Shedd Aquarium, a recognized leader in animal care, conservation education and research, is pleased to announce the election of three new members t...
Chicago Celebrities Help Kids Get Curious in Shedd Aquarium's New Kids' Video Series
Several Chicago area celebrities make guest appearances in “Sea Curious,” the brand new video series from Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium—out now! Designe...
Bank of America Chicago Marathon and Shedd Aquarium Team Up to Make Strides in Reducing Single-Use Plastics
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is partnering with Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium to take on the issue of reducing single-use plastic pollution by j...
Shedd Aquarium Beluga Whale is Pregnant
Shedd Aquarium announced today that one of their marine mammals is expecting. Mauyak (MY-ak), a 37-year-old beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is...
Shedd Aquarium Joins Local Effort to Benefit Endangered Blanding's Turtles
Shedd Aquarium welcomed 24 Blanding’s turtle hatchlings (Emydoidea blandingii) to The A. Watson Armour III Center for Aquatic Animal Health and Wel...
Shedd Aquarium Accessibility & Inclusion Efforts Recognized with National Award
The Kennedy Center Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD®), a nationally-recognized network focused on accessibility services has awarde...
Loews Chicago Hotel is First Hotel to Go Straw-Free in Partnership with Shedd Aquarium
Loews Chicago Hotel joins Shedd Aquarium's "Shedd The Straw" initiative to reduce the use of single-use plastic straws throughout the hotel. Loews ...
Shedd Aquarium Wants You to Look Nature in the Eye This Summer with New Outdoor Aquatic Experiences
Shedd Aquarium is taking learning and exploration outside of the aquarium walls this summer with new, outdoor aquatic experiences designed to spark...
Shedd Aquarium Brings 'Underwater Beauty' to the Surface in New Special Exhibit Opening Memorial Day Weekend
From boldly-colored fish and glowing coral to dreamlike patterns of wrasses and tangs, Shedd Aquarium’s new special exhibit, Underwater Beauty, aim...
GATX Executive Brian A. Kenney Elected Shedd Aquarium Board Chairman
Shedd Aquarium’s Board of Trustees today elected Brian A. Kenney the organization’s new Chairman of the Board at its annual meeting. Kenney is chai...
Meet Shedd Aquarium's Newest Magellanic Penguin Chick
Shedd Aquarium, a leader in animal care, welcomes a new Magellanic penguin chick (Spheniscus magellanicus), hatched on Saturday, May 12 following p...
Shedd Vet Shares Update From Madagascar Tortoise Triage Effort
This week, a veterinarian from Shedd Aquarium’s Animal Response Team flew to Madagascar to provide on-site medical care and relocation assistance f...
Sign of Spring: Shedd Aquarium Welcomes Six Wood Ducklings
Spring is in the air at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, which just welcomed six fuzzy wood ducklings into the world. Wood ducks are a species native to t...
Chicago White Sox Make Guaranteed Rate Field Straw-Free for the Season
The Chicago White Sox, along with concessionaire partners, Delaware North Sportservice, Gibson’s ChiSox Bar & Grill and Levy, are joining Shedd Aqu...
Shedd Aquarium Names Gary Gordon Chief Financial Officer
Shedd Aquarium announced today that Gary Gordon, a finance executive with over 20 years of financial and administrative experience across multiple ...
New Book Explores Zoos', Aquariums' Evolving Role in Tackling Global Biodiversity Crisis
As scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rap...
Underwater Beauty: A New Special Exhibit Coming to Shedd Aquarium
This May, Shedd Aquarium will celebrate the diverse and vibrant beauty of marine life through the opening of its latest special exhibit –Underwater...
New Research at Shedd Aquarium Studies Impacts of Touch Pool Exhibits on Animal Health
Cownose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) are commonly displayed in touch pool exhibits at accredited zoos and aquariums across the country, but there has ...
Snow Day at Shedd Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium’s rescued sea otters received special enrichment when animal care experts brought fresh snow into their habitat. With the densest fu...
Chicago Zoological Society Takes Lead on Multi-Institutional Cetacean Study
The Chicago Zoological Society (CZS), which manages Brookfield Zoo, is taking the lead in the largest-ever, multi-institutional study of how physic...
Illinois Environmental Leaders Resolve to Reduce Great Lakes Plastic Pollution in 2018
Local elected officials, alongside leaders from Shedd Aquarium, Alliance for the Great Lakes and Illinois Environmental Council (IEC), announced a ...
Four Rockhopper Penguins at Shedd Aquarium Celebrate Unprecedented 30th Birthdays
Four rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) at Shedd Aquarium are celebrating the big 3-0! The birds, fondly named Drake, Magdalena, Pebbles and...
Local Schools Win Shedd Aquarium's Wreath-Cycled Challenge
More than 120 hand-crafted wreaths made by Chicagoland school children decked the halls of Shedd Aquarium this holiday season as part of an educati...
Asian Carp Expert Joins Shedd Aquarium Research Team
A new staff addition at Shedd Aquarium will help expand the aquarium’s research on freshwater species and waterways. Andrew Casper, Ph.D. joins She...