Shedd aquarium, a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization, gratefully acknowledges the sustaining contributions of the people of chicago, state of illinois and chicago park district. shedd is an accredited member of the association of zoos and aquariums, a smithsonian affiliate, and humane conservation certified by american humane.. Chicago, il � an arkansas man is alive after being swallowed by a whale on saturday while visiting the shedd aquarium.. jonah anderson, 24, is being treated for mild dehydration at chicago�s mercy medical center after being regurgitated early this morning.. The vancouver aquarium was the first aquarium in the world to capture and display an orca. other whales and dolphins on display included belugas, narwhals and dolphins. in 1975, the vancouver aquarium was the first aquarium accredited by the association of zoos and aquariums (aza)..
Shedd aquarium was the first inland aquarium with a permanent saltwater fish collection. located on lake michigan , it is located on the museum campus chicago , which it shares with the adler planetarium and the field museum of natural history .. The shedd aquarium`s $43 million, state-of-the-art marine mammal pavilion may open next year with no whales in one of its two huge whale tanks. aquarium officials acknowledged wednesday that the. Shedd aquarium, a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization, gratefully acknowledges the sustaining contributions of the people of chicago, state of illinois and chicago park district. shedd is an accredited member of the association of zoos and aquariums, a smithsonian affiliate, and humane conservation certified by american humane..