The North of England Zoological Society – Annual Report and Financial Statements 2021
WORKING WITH PARTNERS Chester Zoo works with many partner organisations and individuals who help us deliver our mission of preventing extinction. While there are too many to name individually, the major organisations who we work closely with are set out below.
Conservation and zoo organisations Working with global and national conservation organisations, and in particular other zoos, is key to the delivery of charitable mission. IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature Chester Zoo actively supports the chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, and our staff are involved within many specialist groups as active members, especially within the conservation planning, conservation translocation, Galliformes, Asian Wild Cattle and Butterfly & Moth specialist groups. BIAZA – British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums Chester Zoo has strong links with BIAZA, with members of our staff taking up voluntary roles as BIAZA trustees and being actively involved in working groups. This engagement helps us work as part of a collaborative zoo community, providing support and guidance. EAZA – European Association of Zoos and Aquaria Chester Zoo has a significant role within EAZA, being members of and chairing numerous committees and taxon advisory groups. Chester Zoo is actively involved in 139 EAZA breeding programmes. WAZA – World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Chester Zoo plays an active role in WAZA activities, including its global species management programmes and is a member of its Conservation Committee. We work closely with WAZA as part of their global campaign to support deforestation-free, sustainable palm oil.
Nature’s Safe We provide samples and work closely with Nature’s Safe to develop their biobank, which is designed to provide long-term storage of living cells from animal species that are at the greatest risk of extinction in order to safeguard their future.
Universities (formal partnerships) Chester Zoo supports 35 scholars and fellows engaged in doctoral and post-doctoral training on projects commissioned by the zoo through 13 universities. We have formal research and training partnerships with the following organisations. University of Surrey Chester Zoo works in partnership with the University of Surrey on research into Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV) and is piloting a study of a new vaccine. Read more about this in our case study on pages 40-41. University of Oxford, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit – WildCRU Chester Zoo supports a number of projects, with a particular focus on human–wildlife conflict research, which includes our field programme to protect Andean bears in the mountains of Bolivia. Manchester Metropolitan University Chester Zoo staff codeliver Manchester Metropolitan University’s Masters in Zoo Conservation Biology and collaborate with the university on a number of research projects, including conservation research on black rhinos in Kenya. University of Liverpool (School of Veterinary Science) The zoo has a very close working relationship with the veterinary school, especially regarding veterinary pathology and the training of veterinary residents.
Cheshire RECORD We share skills and expertise with Cheshire RECORD to enable us to monitor biodiversity on the zoo estate so that we can evaluate the habitat management and maximise its impact on reversing species decline on our doorstep.
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