Category: Zoo news
It’s with an enormously heavy heart that we share news of the death of Bornean orangutan, Martha.
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.
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.
Zookeepers film the birth as a critically endangered eastern black rhino calf is welcomed into the world.
The Rodrigues fruit bat was once described as the rarest bat in the world. In our latest conservation film, we dive into their story and discover if they can be saved from the brink of extinction.
Chester Zoo is dismayed by today’s announcement that the “reintroduction of species is not a priority for the Government”
The race is on to save our planet.
Our forests are falling silent, oceans are emptying, and wildlife are struggling. But it’s not too late to reverse this — we’re fighting back and there’s a global plan to get us back on track.
We’re thrilled to announce the arrival of a rare Andean bear as part of a special breeding programme working to protect this amazing species.