Microbiome Lab Helps Identify Mystery Shell Disease in Endangered Turtles
Look for four new faces in the Islands and Lakes gallery: a quartet of western pond turtles. These endangered natives of Washington state are am...
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An Inside Look at Shedd
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!
Great Lakes Invasive Species: From Introduced to Invaders
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...
Shedd-Raised Endangered Turtles Off to Strong Start in Wild
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...
5 Reasons to Raise Your Awareness about Sea Otters
Sea otters face increasing threats from climate change, and they’re only an oil spill away from widescale disaster. As goes the health of this s...
Great Lakes, Great Animals: Blanding's Turtle
Blanding’s turtles, Emydoidea blandingii, are medium-sized native chelonians (turtles and tortoises).
Helping Blanding’s Turtles Get Ahead with a Head Start
About two years ago, Dr. Matt O’Connor, staff veterinarian, saw an opportunity for Shedd to get involved in the Forest Preserve District of DuPa...