A critically endangered Bornean orangutan has been born at Chester Zoo. The tiny infant was delivered safely by experienced mum Leia in the early hours of Tuesday 7 October, following an eight-and-a-half-month pregnancy. Primate experts at the zoo have hailed the birth as “an important step forward” in efforts to safeguard the species and report that both mum and baby are doing well.

Chester Zoo has joined two other major zoos to found and forge a pioneering cryopreservation conservation partnership. In a bold step for global wildlife conservation, Toronto Zoo (Canada), Chester Zoo (United Kingdom) and Dublin Zoo (Ireland) today announced a strategic partnership to expand efforts in wildlife cryobanking.

The Wildlife Trusts has published its new assessment of the effects of climate change on nature across the UK. The report, Resilient Nature, shows how much-loved species and habitats are faring across The Wildlife Trusts’ 2,600 nature reserves in response to the changing climate and extreme weather over the past year.

SEA LIFE Brighton has celebrated a landmark moment in marine conservation after successfully releasing its first rehabilitated sea turtle back into the wild on Thursday 18 September from the Azores in Portugal. The release concludes an exceptional two-year recovery programme that began when the turtle was found critically ill off Guernsey's coastline in 2023.

A rare snow leopard cub, the first to be born at Chester Zoo in its 94-year history, has taken her first steps outside, as keepers reveal her name following thousands of public suggestions. Born to first-time parents Nubra and Yashin, the 10-week-old cub has spent her early weeks snuggled away in a secluded den with mum.

The UK's national butterfly charity is calling for volunteers across the north of England to help hunt for one of the country’s most endangered species. Butterfly Conservation is employing two new full-time members of staff to lead the two-and-a-half-year search across Yorkshire, Cumbria, Northumberland and Lancashire to look for the Large Heath butterfly.

Butterfly experts have been sharing their excitement after a species from southern Europe was confirmed to have been seen in the UK for the first time. Two sightings of the Southern Small White have now been verified - one in Suffolk and one in County Durham. It comes after the UK recorded its warmest and sunniest-ever spring, which has prompted a flurry of unusual butterfly and moth activity.

The Lake District has been named the UK’s wildflower walking hotspot in 2025, according to new data, as Brits look for new floral footpaths to explore this summer.

The birth of an okapi has been caught on CCTV cameras at Chester Zoo. The precious calf was born in the early hours on 6 May to mum Ada, and dad Stomp, following a 14-month pregnancy.

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust are absolutely delighted to announce their first-ever bittern breeding success at North Cave Wetlands nature reserve near Hull, where a juvenile bittern was spotted earlier this week. Bitterns were once declared extinct in the UK, but due to conservation efforts in recent years are starting to make a comeback.

Chester Zoo has been named the third most popular ‘paid for’ attraction in England after more than as 1.9 million people visited last year. New data, released by VisitEngland, has revealed the zoo welcomed 1,947,544 people in 2024, on par with the previous year’s figures (1,942,890).

As summer plants are in full bloom, gardeners are already turning their attention to planning for next year’s plans for their outdoor space. June is the perfect month to sow biennial plants that will burst into life the following spring and summer. British Garden Centres has put together its top biennials to be sown now to ensure a spectacular garden show next year.