Meet a few of the animals that call Shedd home

Reset gets up close and personal with a green-winged macaw and a red-footed tortoise.

Green-winged macaw
Courtesy Sarah Stark.
Green-winged macaw
Courtesy Sarah Stark.

Meet a few of the animals that call Shedd home

Reset gets up close and personal with a green-winged macaw and a red-footed tortoise.

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Reset’s live broadcast at the Shedd Aquarium got truly wild with feathered and scaled friends joining the conversation. Two animal care specialists introduce us to a few animal ambassadors and share how the Shedd is protecting these species from habitat degradation and overcollection.

GUESTS: Katie Majerowski, animal care specialist at the Shedd Aquarium

Charles Jacobsma, senior animal care specialist at the Shedd Aquarium

Poblano, green-winged macaw

William, red-footed tortoise