乔治亚水族馆（Georgia Aquarium）是世界上最大的水族馆，可容1,000万加仑水。

根据最近的一次地质调查，地球上有320兆加仑的水（即320,000,000,000,000,000,000），1,000万加仑可谓沧海一粟。

但水族馆自然保护的决心却不止于此。

自2003年以来，乔治亚水族馆与本地大学和墨西哥政府合作研究和保护鲸鲨（如图），还通过4R计划，即救生、康复、研究和责任（rescue, rehabilitation, research and responsibility)重点保护海獭及海龟。

发言人麦肯齐·安德森（MecKenzie Anderson)说，水族馆的自然保护工作与教育项目相结合，鼓励人们关心这些动物。

The world’s largest aquarium is working to conserve the world’s largest fish.

The Georgia Aquarium — the world’s largest aquarium — holds 10 million gallons of water.

It might sound like a lot, but according to a recent geological survey, there are 320 trillion million (that’s 320,000,000,000,000,000,000) gallons of water on Earth.

The aquarium’s commitment to conservation, though, means more than a splash in the bucket.

Since 2003, the Georgia Aquarium has worked with local universities and the Mexican government to study and conserve whale sharks like the one pictured above. It also focuses on saving sea otters and sea turtles through its 4R Program, for rescue, rehabilitation, research and responsibility.

Spokeswoman Mackenzie Anderson says conservation efforts combined with the aquarium’s educational initiatives “inspire others to care about these animals.”