Uncovering Mussels in the Rivers and Creeks of the Chicago Area
Everyone loves an underdog; and perhaps no creatures deserve a conservation comeback more than the remarkable mollusks cleaning our streams and ...
As you watch the sea otters play in the Abbott Oceanarium, how can you tell Cooper from Watson? What's it like to drop everything and rush to Canada to help rescue a stranded beluga whale? Discover yourself with Shedd's stories and updates, sharing everything from new arrivals to animal rescues across the globe!
Everyone loves an underdog; and perhaps no creatures deserve a conservation comeback more than the remarkable mollusks cleaning our streams and ...
Sea lampreys were the Great Lakes’ first notorious invasive species.
More than 180 non-native species have adopted the Great Lakes ecosystem as home. A fraction of these animals and plants have spread throughout t...
Invasive Asian carp are the scourge of Illinois waterways. But once they’re at Shedd, they’re family.
The Blanding’s turtle head-start class of 2019 has left the building. By now, the yearlings raised at Shedd have found hiding places, honed thei...
Blanding’s turtles, Emydoidea blandingii, are medium-sized native chelonians (turtles and tortoises).