Two highly-endangered primates have arrived at Chester Zoo. The pair of tiny golden lion tamarins, named George, seven, and Leaf, 12, are the first of their kind to ever live at the zoo. Standing at ...

Chester Zoo has unveiled its newest zone centred around African species, becoming the largest zoo habitat ever created in the UK. The ‘Heart of Africa’ habitat area spans a 22.5-acre area, and is ...

Chester Zoo has joined a pioneering international partnership to store living cells from endangered animals, using advanced ...

Chester Zoo said it was "deeply saddened" by the death of a lion which lived to the "remarkable" age of 18. Asiatic lion Iblis, known for its "deep, booming call", had "far exceeded" the usual life ...

Chester Zoo debuted four fossa via its Tik Tok account as they were taken for their first health check. It comes just over three years after the arrival of the first fossa pups to be born at the zoo ...

Chester Zoo has revealed a raft of new additions will join its Christmas lights festival - with organisers promising this ...

The results of a vaccine trail have been hailed as a ‘landmark’ moment in the fight against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus.

In a bold step for global wildlife conservation, Toronto Zoo (Canada), (United Kingdom) and Dublin Zoo (Ireland) today announced ...

Two healthy male and two female pups were born on 8 July 2025 to parents Shala and seven-year-old male Zaza. Zaza arrived ...

Iblis the Asiatic lion was known for its "booming call", zoo staff said [Chester Zoo] Chester Zoo said it was "deeply saddened" by the death of a lion which lived to the "remarkable" age of 18.