Chester Zoo

Chester Zoo
Chester Zoo
	Main Zoo Entrance
	53°13′36″N 2°53′3″W / 53.22667°N 2.88417°W
Date opened	1931
Location	Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England
Land area	51 hectares (130 acres)
No. of animals	35,000+
No. of species	500+
Annual visitors	2+ million (2019)
Major exhibits	Monsoon Forest, Islands, Mkomazi National Park Painted Dogs Conserve, Elephants of the Asian Forest, Realm of the Red Ape, Tsavo Black Rhino Experience, Spirit of the Jaguar
Website	https://www.chesterzoo.org

Chester Zoo is a zoo in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England. Chester Zoo was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead and his family.^[3] The zoo is one of the UK's largest zoos at 51 hectares (130 acres)^[4] and the zoo has a total land holding of approximately 160 hectares (400 acres).

Chester Zoo is operated by the North of England Zoological Society, a registered charity founded in 1934. The zoo receives no government funding and is the most-visited wildlife attraction in Britain with more than 2 million visitors in 2019.^[2] In 2007 Forbes described the zoo as one of the fifteen best zoos in the world.^[5] In 2017 and more recently, 2024, the zoo was named as the best zoo in the UK and as also regarded as the third best in the world by TripAdvisor.^[6]

^ ^a ^b "New figures reveal Chester Zoo is home to a record 35 THOUSAND animals". Chester.com.
^ ^a ^b "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "History of Chester Zoo". Chester Zoo website. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008.
^ "Chester Zoo". Goodzoos website. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
^ "The World's Best Zoos". Forbes. 5 November 2007. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
^ Price, Mike (31 August 2017). "Chester Zoo named best rated zoo in the Uk by TripAdvisor". Retrieved 26 September 2017.

[Chester-1] "New figures reveal Chester Zoo is home to a record 35 THOUSAND animals". Chester.com.

[ALVA_2019_visitor_numbers-2] "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

[3] "History of Chester Zoo". Chester Zoo website. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008.

[goodzoos-4] "Chester Zoo". Goodzoos website. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2007.

[5] "The World's Best Zoos". Forbes. 5 November 2007. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.

[6] Price, Mike (31 August 2017). "Chester Zoo named best rated zoo in the Uk by TripAdvisor". Retrieved 26 September 2017.

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