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Chester Zoo
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| Looking for: | Animals and farms, Aquariums, Zoos & Wildlife | | Address: | Chester Zoo
Upton-by-Chester
Chester
CH2 1LH | | Postcode: | CH2 1LH | | Nearest City: | Chester | | Age Group: | All Ages | | Kids Activity: | Indoors and Outdoors | | Telephone: | 01244 380 280 |
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Description
Founded in 1934 the North of England Zoological Society is the registered charity that operates Chester Zoo and receives no government funding. You can find out more about the structure of the society and the success stories by clicking on Zoo Review on the left hand side of this page. It has grown to become one of the largest and most beautiful zoos in the UK. The Zoo is a substantial employer for Chester with over 250 permanent staff, increasing to 400 in the Summer season.
About Chester Zoo Chester Zoo covers an area of over 100 acres within a total land holding of over 400 acres. The Zoo was founded in the early 1930s by George Mottershead, this followed an earlier venture in partnership with Dr. English of developing a small zoo at Shavington, Cheshire, where the Mottershead family market garden business was based. The Zoo is internationally known for its innovative enclosure designs, which in the early years were achieved in an austere economic climate, for its many breeding successes and its involvement in co-operative breeding programmes. In 2004 visitor attendance was approximately 1,087,000 (not including the under 3’s), the Zoo continues to play important roles in developing conservation outreach, research, education and marketing strategies. |
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