Editing Chester Zoo (section)

{{Short description|Zoo in Upton-by-Chester, Chester, England}}
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{{Infobox zoo
|zoo_name=Chester Zoo
|logo=Chester Zoo logo 2024.png
|logo_width=180px
|logo_caption=
|image=Chester Zoo, Main Entrance - geograph.org.uk - 5021839.jpg
|image_caption=Main Zoo Entrance 
|date_opened=1931
|location=[[Upton-by-Chester]], [[Cheshire]], England
|area={{convert|51|ha}}
|coordinates={{Coord|53|13|36|N|2|53|3|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=it}}
|num_animals=35,000+<ref name="Chester">{{cite web |title=New figures reveal Chester Zoo is home to a record 35 THOUSAND animals |url=https://chester.com/news/new-figures-reveal-chester-zoo-is-home-to-a-record-35-thousand-animals/ |website=Chester.com}}</ref>
|num_species= 500+<ref name="Chester" />
|employees = 1,000+ (2021)
|exhibits = Monsoon Forest, Islands, Heart of Africa, Mkomazi National Park Painted Dogs Conserve, Elephants of the Asian Forest, Realm of the Red Ape, Tsavo Black Rhino Experience, Spirit of the Jaguar
|annual_visitors = 1,971,178<ref name="Annual Report 2023">{{cite web|title=Chester Zoo Annual Report 2023&nbsp;– At A Glance |publisher=Chester Zoo |url=https://www.chesterzoo.org/footer/corporate-information/annual-reports |access-date=19 November 2024 }}</ref>
|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Chester Zoo |work=Chester Zoo website |url=http://www.chesterzoo.org/Home/About/History%20of%20Chester%20Zoo.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430025214/http://www.chesterzoo.org/Home/About/History%20of%20Chester%20Zoo.aspx |archive-date=30 April 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The zoo is one of the UK's largest zoos at {{convert|51|ha}}<ref name="goodzoos">{{cite web |title=Chester Zoo |work=Goodzoos website |url=http://www.goodzoos.com/UK%20Zoos/chester.htm |access-date=27 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108234715/http://www.goodzoos.com/UK%20Zoos/chester.htm |archive-date=8 January 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and the zoo has a total land holding of approximately {{convert|160|ha}}.

Chester Zoo is operated by the [[Northern England|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.<ref name="ALVA 2019 visitor numbers">{{cite web |title=ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions |url=https://www.alva.org.uk/details.cfm?p=423 |website=www.alva.org.uk |access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref> In 2007 ''[[Forbes]]'' described the zoo as one of the fifteen best zoos in the world.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.forbestraveler.com/best-lists/top-zoos-slide-6.html|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=5 November 2007 |access-date=21 May 2008|title=The World's Best Zoos|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731073229/http://www.forbestraveler.com/best-lists/top-zoos-slide-6.html|archive-date=31 July 2008}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Chester Zoo named best rated zoo in the Uk by TripAdvisor|url =http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/chester-zoo-named-third-best-13554995|access-date = 2017-09-26|first = Mike|last = Price|date =31 August 2017}}</ref>
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