Conservation In Chester Zoo – 6 th Dec

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Chester Zoo has been going for 25 years and currently has 544 species. It began in 1931, know as the “zoo without bars” and from then to now, the zoo is self funded and has 1.4 million visitor per year  to become the second largest paying attraction in the UK. Chester Zoo is a part of BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums) and was awarded “Best Sustainable Zoo and Aquarium” in Nov 2012.

Chester Zoo has a mission – “To be a major force in conserving biodiversity world wide”. This is being achieved by doing conservation work in 40 different countries, including France, Spain, Ecuador and East Africa.

Palm Oil: –

In 2015, ALL Palm oil will be labelled to say if it has come from a sustainable source or not.

There is so more information:

http://www.saynotopalmoil.com/palm-oil.php

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/agriculture/palm_oil/

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/forests/palm-oil

I feel that Chester Zoo has and is doing it’s part in the conservation of biodiversity! So you should do yours.

My opinions have not changed about zoos. I am not a big fan but I do understand by we have them, to entertain and educate the public about the amount of work the require to conserve species.

4 thoughts on “Conservation In Chester Zoo – 6 th Dec”

  1. It is interesting that you say you are not a big fan of Zoo’s but still understand why with have them. I found Dr Pilgrims lecture really inspiring and probably support the Zoo more than I had previously. As you say they are a part of 40 different conservation programs across the world so it is clear to me at least that they are not simply a zoo but a conservation organisation as well. Also your links on Palm oil are very interesting thank you for the insight.

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  3. Interesting additional information about palm oil. Perhaps you could have included information on how Chester Zoo plans to reach their goal of being a major force in conserving biodiversity e.g. their captive breeding program of the Socorro Dove. The new island exhibit in 2015 may also be of some interest (in terms of educating and entertaining in public). http://www.chesterzoo.org/islands

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