Four Maccoa ducklings, one of Africa's rarest duck species, have hatched at Chester Zoo for the very first time. Andrew Owen, Head of Birds at Chester Zoo, said: "As one of just seven zoos in Europe, ...

Credit: Chester Zoo/Cover Images Staff at Chester Zoo are celebrating after hatching three chicks that have boosted the survival odds of one of the world’s most endangered birds. Conservationists have ...

The species was missing from the wild for more than 70 years before its rediscovery in 2015, wildlife officials said.