Joint statement from Wild Planet Trust and Chester Zoo

Friday 25 July 2025

Chester Zoo and Wild Planet Trust are excited to announce a new partnership aimed at strengthening their shared mission and accelerating progress toward key strategic goals. This includes advancing conservation efforts and enhancing commercial performance, during a time of challenging global economic change.

Jamie Christon, CEO at Chester Zoo, said, “Collaboration across the zoo and aquarium sector is vital in a world of increasing costs and economic uncertainty. This agreement is a step change that builds upon the collaboration that already exists across the sector, and we hope to utilise our nationally leading position to extend similar arrangements to other organisations over the forthcoming years.”

Stephen Kings, Interim CEO at Wild Planet Trust, said, “During the last nine months, Wild Planet Trust and Chester Zoo have been in serious discussions about how they might deepen and strengthen their already close ties. At Wild Planet Trust we believe that our evolving partnership with Chester Zoo will be to the mutual benefit of both organisations and a model for future collaborations.”