The world's mammals (in terms of biomass): 🐄🐷 Livestock: 62% 👫👫 Humans: 34% 🐳🐻 Wild mammals: 4% ourworldindata.org/mammals#wild-m…

We want to recognise those who go ABOVE and BEYOND to educate the next generation about conservation...so we're launching of our FIRST EVER Chester Zoo Conservation School Awards, celebrating excellence across the whole #education sector. Find out more👇 chesterzoo.org/schools/cheste…

🦸‍♀️ Nominate your CONSERVATION SUPERHEROES! 🦸‍♀️ We want to celebrate the amazing people going above and beyond to educate the next generation about conservation... That's why we've launched the first ever Chester Zoo Conservation School Awards 🙌🏆 1/2

OMG!! Our camera traps captured a rare footage of #AndeanBears mating in the wild!💕Listen to the vocalizations! #InterAndeanDryForest #Bolivia #Tarija Ay! Vean una de las escenas mas raras de osos en estado silvestre: apareamiento. Chester Zoo Science WildCRU, Oxford Whitley Fund for Nature

Climate warming in SW China allowed a 400m altitude expansion for a bamboo defoliating moth, with negative consequences for the threatened Emei Shan liocichla, an endemic songbird facing nest site loss across 90% of its range. Open access publication 👇 chesterzoo.org/what-we-do/pub…

Conservation Schools Awards! If your staff member, team or school achieved something special to do with conservation during the past couple of years, we want to hear about it. You've got till Sunday night to nominate an educator, school or initiative 👇 chesterzoo.org/schools/cheste…

🔍Do your class like solving clues? Have you got some detectives in your midsts? 🕵️ Our Conservation Escape Room is the perfect way for groups to discover more about #conservation whilst solving puzzles and working collaboratively. chesterzoo.org/schools/worksh… #escaperoom

‼️ ZOO CLOSED 18 AND 19 JULY ‼️ 🔥 Due to the extreme heat forecast on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 July, we will be closed for the safety of our staff, visitors, animals and plants. 🔥

In Tarija, Bolivia, The Great Bear Landscape Project is working with people and carnivores! 🐻🇧🇴 With our partners, WildCRU, Oxford Proteccion Medio Ambiente Tarija we're exploring community-focused answers to a key threat to the inter-Andean dry forest: 🐄 chesterzoo.org/what-we-do/our…

❗️Another week, another PhD student has come to my office in tears as they can’t afford to live in London on £18k. And this is before the price cap increase. UK Research and Innovation this time - can I ask what you are doing to support the next-generation so there is a next-generation?! Pls RT

Every time you watch, focus on a different one among the 8 children. Hilarious😂

I’m furious that the Government has launched an #AttackOnNature. I care deeply about nature, so they don’t do this in my name. I’ve written urgently to my MP. Will you do the same? Follow this link to find out how. action.rspb.org.uk/page/114089/ac…

If this was a Labour chancellor every national newspaper would be calling for his immediate RESIGNATION! I make no apology for my rage

PhD opportunity: "Occupancy, density and the ecology of terrestrial British mammals", with me, @BowlerDBear Russell Hill and Graham Smith. Application deadline is 6th Jan, so get in touch soon! iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/o… IAPETUS DTP Durham BioSciences UKCEH Mammal Society APHA

The Basque language has always been surrounded by mystery with regards to its origin. Today, there has been a massive breakthrough on its history and origin 🧵

Yessss Commonwood Leisure 🏕️ 🍔 🎣 🌳 massive congratulations! Such a beautiful location to stay in!

We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Chester Zoo to help deliver a first-of-its kind postgrad course to give educators the knowledge and skills needed to help learners carve a better future for our planet #conservation #education #sustainability #climate bit.ly/3Fn7p7i

🌎 We’ve joined forces with University of Chester, one of the few Ofsted Outstanding teacher training facilities in the country, to launch a NEW, first-of-its-kind, Conservation & Sustainability Education PGCert! 🎓 Find out more 👇 chesterzoo.org/news/were-laun… 1/3

Our Undergraduate Bursary Scheme applications are NOW OPEN! This Scheme is designed to give undergrads hands-on experience working in a museum of natural history! PLEASE SHARE

***IMPORTANT MESSAGE*** Please read whole thread. 1/3 We are finding the demand and pressure on our provision is greater than we have ever seen 😢 We are determined to continue to support those that need us and for the first time in more than 6 years we are asking