Did you know? The average size of wildlife populations has fallen by a staggering 73% since 1970. chesterzoo, which has been supported with £4.3M of funding from The National Lottery, is doing its part to support endangered and protected species in the UK: 🐭 Conservation efforts include work to protect threatened Dormice in the UK 🦇 Bats are just one species that Chester Zoo hope to help thrive 🦎 Great crested newts are a UK protected species that will benefit from the zoo’s nature reserve 🐤 Finches are one of the UK’s diverse species that the zoo is helping encourage back into communities . . . . #NationalLottery #ThanksToYou #EndangeredSpeciesDay #ChesterZoo