12 Apr 2024

We’ve been ranked the best zoo in the UK by TripAdvisor and it’s all thanks to you, our visitors.

5 Apr 2024

A rare two-week-old Rothschild’s giraffe calf, named Edie, enjoys the spring sunshine in her first outdoor adventure at the zoo.

28 Mar 2024

After a decade of conservation efforts, we’ve just helped to reintroduce one of the rarest plants in the world to a secret site in Wales.

8 Mar 2024

This International Women’s Day we’re sharing the inspiring stories of women who are leading the way in conservation, and how their inclusion is making a tangible difference in the world.

19 Feb 2024

We’re celebrating the birth of a rare spider monkey, which is hugely important for the population of this vulnerable primate.

6 Feb 2024

Our chimps are part of a vital international conservation breeding programme, so we’re absolutely delighted to welcome a rare new addition to the chimpanzee family at Chester Zoo!

 

28 Dec 2023

We’re delighted to announce the birth of a critically endangered Coquerel’s sifaka lemur, one of the world’s rarest primates!

14 Dec 2023

In the heart of Indonesia, dragons roam.

Despite being around for four million years, the future of the world’s largest lizard — the Komodo dragon — is uncertain. In our new film, join Dr Gerardo Garcia, the head of our Ectotherms Department, on a 12-year quest to uncover the secrets of Komodo dragons and the extraordinary efforts needed to save this endangered species from extinction.

14 Dec 2023
13 Dec 2023

As the 28th annual Conference of the Parties (COP) of the The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change draws to a close, our experts reflect on some of the key outcomes.

At the recent COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, governments from around the world met to assess global efforts to address climate change.

The conference covered critical negotiations on loss and damage finance, a global goal on finance for developing countries, energy and the just transition, closing the emissions gap, and the first-ever Global Stocktake to assess progress toward the goals of the Paris Agreement.