Sign up to FREE email alerts from Mirror - daily news Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailAlmost £2million has been raised in two days to help crisis-hit Chester Zoo. It gets 97% of income from visitors but has been closed since lockdown and needs £1.6m a month to keep going. Chester is one of dozens of animal parks which closed in March and have no idea when they can reopen. (Image: Daily Mirror)Jamie Christon, the zoo's chief operating officer said: "As the UK's biggest and most popular charity zoo, we've tried to stay positive during this pandemic. "But now, the Government has ordered us to stay closed indefinitely and Chester Zoo is very much fighting for its future.

Source: Daily Mirror June 05, 2020 18:20 UTC