13 Mar 2023

To celebrate Mother’s Day weekend (Saturday 18 March and Sunday 19 March), mums are invited to explore the zoo for free to learn more about our mission to prevent the extinction of endangered species.

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8 Mar 2023

In the midst of a biodiversity and climate crisis in the UK, our local Nature Recovery Corridor project is providing a shining beacon of hope!

23 Feb 2023

We’ve formed an exciting new partnership with businesses and partners in the Cheshire Science Corridor to work on cutting edge and world leading research.

9 Feb 2023

We recently celebrated the birth of a Coquerel’s sifaka, becoming the first zoo in Europe to successfully breed this critically endangered lemur.

2 Feb 2023

Chester Zoo statement regarding animal escape training exercise on 2 February 2023.

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30 Jan 2023

Primary and secondary school children can visit the zoo for free during this week’s planned teacher strike, to explore the zoo and learn about our mission to prevent extinction of endangered species.

25 Jan 2023

Check out the amazing moment the adorable joey emerged from mum Kitawa’s pouch for the very first time!

12 Jan 2023

We’re delighted to introduce a new little rockstar to our troop of Western chimpanzees here at the zoo!

20 Dec 2022

With just hours before the final deadline, an agreement was reached for global biodiversity at the fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15), on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada.

20 Dec 2022

Strictly Come Dancing winner and children’s TV presenter, Hamza Yassin will be joining our Wild Science Safari on 21 February 2023.