Future Conservationists Appeal

Climate change – the increase in the Earth’s temperature and the effect this has on global climate conditions – is the biggest threat to nature. Unless we take urgent and far reaching action now, there will be catastrophic consequences for people and wildlife, such as droughts, floods, wildfires, displacement of billions of people and mass extinction of animals and plants.

Zoo Ranger Talking To A Group Of School Children At The Zoo

Donate today

Every donation to our Future Conservationists appeal helps to ensure that we can continue our vital wildlife conservation work to protect vulnerable wildlife from the threats posed by our rapidly changing climate. Please donate today.

We are in the midst of an ongoing, global extinction crisis. To ensure that nature can survive and thrive long into the future, we will rely on the future generations to protect species from extinction. We need to engage, inspire and educate people in their formative years today so that they will champion and protect nature in years to come.

We urgently need your support

Chester Zoo is conservation and education charity - educating the next generation of conservationists and providing opportunities for young people to engage with nature is at the heart of what we do. Every year we welcome more than 122,000 students into our zoo on educational visits, we teach 35,000 children on-site and we had 2,000 students take part in our youth programmes. We provide 35,000 free school visits for schools is under-privileged areas - providing important touchpoints with nature and wildlife.

Two Children Looking Through Binoculars At The Wildlife Connections

Why your donation matters

As a conservation charity we rely on donations to continue all of our vital species-saving work and to ensure nature can survive and thrive.

Last year alone, we spent £4.1m on conservation education activity - inspiring the next generation of conservationists is expensive work. We rely on the generosity of members and supporters to continue our education and engagement work.

By donating to our Future Conservationist appeal, you're helping to ensure young people from all backgrounds have the opportunity to connect with wildlife and are inspired to protect nature throughout their lifetime.

Please support our Future Conservationists appeal today.

Find out more about our work

Your support directly helps to fund our work - in the zoo and across the world. Find out more about the areas of conservation work our experts carry out every day.

There are so many ways to support our work

Our species-saving conservation work - both in the zoo and across the world - is only made possible thanks to our supporters.

Mowgli Street Food Teams Up With Chester Zoo To Help Prevent Wildlife Extinction In South East Asia Borneo.

Our Conservation Masterplan

Preventing extinction can't be done alone – it is complex and requires a collaborative approach to resolve inter-related threats.

Our pioneering science research

Our dedicated team of scientists, data analysts and technologists work together with partners across the world.

Lake Patzcuaro In Mexico Three Men Standing In The Water

Our conservation work across the globe

Our team of experts work in six regions around the globe- representing some of the planet's most biodiverse habitats.

Our International Conservation Academy

Chester Zoo is a hub for conservation education and we're committed to inspiring future conservationists