National Conservation Zoo
Opening times today: 10am - 3pm (Last entry at 2pm)
Read the latest updates from Chester Zoo.
Conservationists are joining forces in a plan to save highly threatened Chilean cacti.
We're opening Heart of Africa, the largest UK zoo habitat ever created, on Saturday 5 April.
Chester Zoo scientists are testing a novel tail-tagging technique to help reintroduce rare pheasants to the wild.Last week, conservationists at Chester Zoo trialled attaching dummy transmitters to the tail feathers of three Vietnam pheasants living at the zoo.
Members of the Chester Zoo science team have joined Kenyan scientists to monitor endangered rhino populations by testing their dung.
On International Women's Day, we celebrate the inspiring women who are breaking boundaries and leading change. In the Maasai community, women are now playing a pivotal role in an event that once only involved men: the Maasai Olympics.
Did you spot the coverage of this starling murmuration evading an attack on BBC News North West? Rewatch the amazing undulations of this huge flock here. It was captured by Zoo team members in Upton, near the Zoo itself. Read on for startling starling info!
We're celebrating the birth of a critically endangered Coquerel’s sifaka, also known as a ‘dancing lemur’ and one of the world’s rarest primates!
Ensuring our herd of giraffes were moved into their new home was a key part of our Heart of Africa launch planning; getting them from A to B is something we had planned for months in advance. Learn about how we moved these large mammals across the zoo!
A Cheshire bakery has pledged to stick to sustainable palm oil
Did you know that scientists at the zoo are sent thousands of samples of real animal droppings for serious scientific study?
Learn fascinating facts about pangolins at a one-day event.
