We’ve been given the green light to create a new habitat for vulnerable snow leopards, arriving at the zoo next year.

The time has come for yet another year of Hedgehog Watch, and we want you to be involved!

Over the past two years, hundreds of families and communities in Cheshire have come together to map Chester’s hedgehogs and other wildlife in one of the biggest citizen science projects of its kind in the UK. As the project reaches its third year, we’re looking for Chester residents to borrow a camera trap and join our exciting initiative to discover what wildlife’s in your garden!

We’ve achieved a highly coveted award for serving fresh food made with sustainable ingredients at our food outlets.

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.

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!

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

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