North of England Zoological Society


Chester Zoo



Caughall Road
Upton by Chester
Cheshire CH2 1LH
North West
Tel.: 0044-1244-380280
Fax: 0044-1244-371273
Email: k.kingsharp@chesterzoo.co.uk
Website: North of England Zoological Society

Founded: 1934
Total area of Zoo/Aquarium : 45.00 hectares
Adult entrance fee £ 11.00
Child entrance fee £ 9.00
Circa 1160234 visitors annually
270 staff employed

Accredited as Zoo according to EU guidelines 1999/22/EG and UK law on:


Member of the following organisations:
EAZA, BIAZA, WAZA, IUCN, CBSG, ISIS
Animal holdings
Total number of species: 427
Total number of animals: 4861
Participant in 0 EEP programmes
Participant in 0 ESB programmes
EEP co-ordinator for: 4 programmes
ESB co-ordinator for: 7 programmes



Focus: Major conservation outreach programmes: Native Species, Jaguar, Asian Elephant, Rhino, Nigeria, China, 
Philippines, Mascarenes and Orang-utan. Plus several other outreach projects supported each year through the NEZS
Conservation and Research Grant and Studentship Awards.
Projekte: 1. EEP Koordinator für Palmkakadu, Mindanao-Hornvogel und Ecuadoramazone
2. ESB Halter für Blauaugenkakadu, ESB African Forest Buffalo, ESB Jaguar, ESB Madagascan Boa, ESB
Yellow Backed Chattering Lory, ESB Talapoin Monkey, ESB Black Winged Lory.
3. Teilnahme an mehrere EEP's; EEP Parrot TAG Chair; EEP Fish & Aquatic Invertebrates TAG Co-Chair;
EAZA Hornbill Tag Co-chair, EAZA Small Mammal TAG Co-chair, EAZA Reptile and Amphibian TAG Co-chair. 4. Unterstützung mehrere in-situ Projekte:· Chimpanzee, African Wild Dog and Botanical research at Gaskhaka Gumti NP, Nigeria
· Philippines: West Visayas Biodiversity Programme; including Spotted Deer and Hornbills: Cebu Biodiversity Support, Polillo Island wardening, Hornbill MOA .
· Jaguars: Jaguar/Rancher Conflict Programme in Brazil and Venezuela
· Chinese Biodiversity Programme which includes support for Sichuan Forestry Reserve Projects ,
Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base and research into Yellow-throated Laughing Thrush.
· Black Rhinos in East Africa. Tsavo and Mkomazi with Save the Rhino International, research in Kenya
with Manchester Metropolitan University and conservation education with the Laikipia Wildlife Forum.
· Mascarenes Conservation Programme which includes support for Echo Parakeet, Pink Pigeon and
Rodrigues Fruit Bat conservation projects plus support for marine conservation on Rodrigues.
· Asian Elephant Conservation Programme supporting human elephant conflict mitigation projects.
· Native Species Conservation Programme involved in various aspects of native biodiversity conservation.
5. Finanziele Unterstutzung eine breite Palette vor-Ort Organisationen:
Zoo Outreach Organisation in India, tapir conservation conference in Panama, Buffy Headed Capuchin research in
Brazil, Spotted Hyaena research and conservation in Zimbabwe, Ethiopian Wolf rabies vaccination project,
conservation projects for the Black Crowned Crane in West Africa, hornbill community conservation projects in
Thailand, Red Billed Curassow Action Plan support, Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Programme, Waldrapp Ibis
reintroduction workshops, cockatoo research, conservation education leaflets in Sri Lanka, educational research and
conservation awareness in Cambodia, Veterinary equipment for conservation organisations in Cameroon, Uganda
and Borneo, Mexico fish arks project, research of Jordanian fresh water fish, Komodo Dragon research in
Indonesia, support of Puerto Rican Crested Toad field conservation and education, Darwin’s frogs of Chile research,
EAZA bushmeat and tiger campaigns, bushmeat research in nigeria and cameroon, research expedition to Crater
Mountain in PNG, Wild cat rehbailitation in Belize, Red Hartebeest research in namibia, bird surveys in
Kazakhstan, Africat support in Namibia, bat workshops in India.
Prof. Dr Gordon M. Reid, Direktor E-Mail: gordenr@chesterzoo.co.uk
Mark Pilgrim, Director of Conservation and Education Tel.: 0044 (0)1244 650223 Fax 0044 (0)1244 381352 E-Mail: m.pilgrim@chesterzoo.co.uk
Roger Wilkinson, Head of Field Programmes and Research Tel.:0044-1244-650223 Fax:0044-1244-381352 E-Mail: r.wilkinson@chesterzoo.co.uk
Kevin Buley, Leiter Zooprogramme Tel.: 0044-1244-389402, Fax.0044-1534860001 E-Mail: k.buley@chesterzoo.org
S. Sanderson, Head Conservation Medicine Tel.: 0044-1244-389401 Fax.0044-1244-381352 E-Mail: M.Jordan@chesterzoo.org
M. Sparrow, Kurator Hortikultur & Botanik
S. Hill, Leiter Forschungsabteilung
Scott Wilson, Conservation Officer E-Mail: s.wilson@chesterzoo.org
Information last updated on : 17 JAN 10

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