Chester Zoo in United Kingdom


Chester Zoo
Photo © Eveline De Wolf, Chester Zoo.
Photo © Eveline De Wolf, Chester Zoo.
Typezoo
Owner -: Muriel Mottershead
1930-1934: George Mottershead
1934-now: North of England Zoological Society
Size51 hectares (130 acres)
Founded1930
First elephant arrived1941
Opened for public1931
Address Oakfield Estate, Caughall Road, Upton by Chester
Zip-code CH2 1LH
Place Chester
Country United Kingdom
Website Website
Directors
Key People 2016-now: Hanspeter Steinmetz (consultant)
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants		 -: Mick Jones
(elephant head-keeper)
-: Les Hills
(elephant head-keeper)
-: Richard Frazer
(elephant head-keeper)
-: Muriel Mottershead
(elephant head-keeper)
-: Les Hill
(elephant head-keeper)
2008-2012: Eveline Wolf
(elephant head-keeper)
2018-now: Rich Frazer
(elephant head-keeper)
Elephant keepers -: Gavin Bourchier
2008-2018: Rich Frazer
2018-now: Lizzy Emmerson
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Description

Chester Zoo, located at Oakfield Estate, Caughall Road, Upton by Chester, in Chester, United Kingdom , was founded in 1930, opened for public in 1931 and the first elephant arrived in 1941.

Living elephants

At the Chester Zoo lives 6 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
  1. ♂ Anjan Hi Way born 2018-05-17
  2. ♂ Aung Bo born 2001-07-16
  3. ♀ Indali Hi Way born 2016-12-17
  4. ♀ Maya born 1966
  5. ♀ Riva Hi Way born 2020-02-26
  6. ♀ Sundara born 2004-03-07

Comments / picturesAfter apparently being inspired following a trip to Belle Vue Zoo in Manchester when he was a boy, George Mottershead collected animals for several years before opening Chester Zoo in 1931. As seen in the photos below, his family and animals helped him to turn the zoo into a spectacle for many families to enjoy.

Chester Zoo has since gone on to become one of the North West\'s most popular attractions. The zoo has been the topic of a few television shows over the years, including the Granada documentary series Zoo Days in 2007 and the BBC drama Our Zoo in 2014 which told the Mottershead family\'s story.

1930: The Mottershead family bought Oakfield Estate in Upton by Chester, and after they were granted permission by the the Ministry of Health, opened the zoo next year, accepting its first pair of elephants from a circus in 1941.

1960: The almost completion of the Pachyderm House, which was ready to accommodate elephants, rhinos and hippopotamus.

1964: In the sixties the Zoo suffered an outbreak of Anthrax, which also killed two elephants.

Chester Zoo in United Kingdom United+KingdomElephant keeper Les Hill, September, 1977.

Chester Zoo in United Kingdom United+Kingdom
Chester elephants enjoying their evening meal in the stables, March 2008. Photo © Audrey Mealiff

References for records about Chester Zoo

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2023). Chester Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=42. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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