The IUCN’s Species Survival Commission — made up of 8,300 conservationists around the globe — named the Shedd Aquarium the first dedicated Center for Species Survival: Freshwater and the Morton Arboretum the first Center for Species Survival: Trees. Of the 11 centers recognized globally by the commission, five are in North America.
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