Chester Zoo has welcomed the news that the UK government is working with the EU to cut red tape on conservation transfers. Before 2021, around 1,400 zoo animals were transported between the UK and EU ...

Africa's rarest large mammal has been born at Chester Zoo. The female bongo mountain bongo is only the second to be born at the Cheshire attraction in the last 15 years. Mike Jordan, from the zoo, ...

The 15-week-old triplets get their first swimming lesson from mum Bonita and dad Manu ...

Conservationists at Chester Zoo are celebrating the birth of the UK’s only fossa pups. The four rare pups - born to parents Shala and Zaza - are the first of their kind to be born in the UK this year, ...

A UK zoo has welcomed an ancient 'three-eyed' reptile predating dinosaurs after becoming the first to breed them outside their native home - in 70 millions years. The group of six tuataras have moved ...

Yashin and Nubra have been exploring their new immersive habitat which has been designed to recreate the rocky terrain of the Himalayas. Snow leopards Yashin and Nubra have been exploring their new ...

If you're planning on visiting Chester Zoo during half-term, you might spot some special new additions. Over the past few months, the zoo has welcomed new arrivals as its conservation breeding efforts ...

Ground breaking science by Chester Zoo, in partnership with The University of Manchester, has helped to achieve a rhino baby boom. Researchers have spent the last five years carefully monitoring the ...

History has been made again at Chester Zoo during 2025. A number of momentous births have occurred at the zoo this year - some of which have been a first in its 94-year history. A particular highlight ...