The scheme will be unveiled to a national audience of experts for the first time at the 13 June Westminster convention. This was to hear about the success of government-backed projects to protect rare Andean bears, Asian elephants and tigers from extinction as latest funding plans were unveiled for global wildlife conservation.Chester MP Chris Matheson. Mr Matheson said: “The Government is in an absurd situation. They have got plans in place to regulate the visitors and I call on the Government to stop this anomaly and let the zoo open.”Cllr Richard Beacham, cabinet member for housing, regeneration and growth at"It seems a strange decision by the government to allow the former, without supporting the latter.”When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. You can unsubscribe at any time. Join my mailing list 'I'm really concerned not just for the local economy but for the world-leading environmental and ecological work such as the sustainable palm oil campaign which it has led the world on.' It is only through removing palm oil from the supply chains of our everyday products that we can stem the tide of climate destruction.“I am calling on the Government to take robust action to ensure that we deliver on the promise of The Amsterdam Declaration by supporting a Fully Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain by 2020.”Palm oil is a type of vegetable oil extracted from the fruits of trees called African oil palms. 'Surely this is a positive thing and yet another reason why I really don't want Chester Zoo to not have a future. 'Through education the zoo is enthusing future generations to take better care of our planet and its wildlife. The second issue people wrote about was Chester Zoo, and the government’s decision to force the closure of zoos during the pandemic (previously they had closed voluntarily.) 'So I very much hope that we can get the zoos reopen in a safe and Covid-secure way. Decent, hard-working and honest representation in Chester I’m Chris Matheson, Member of Parliament for the City of Chester. Animal-lovers are saving the UK's biggest zoo with £2.2m in donations in just five days - as the founder's granddaughter says she would be 'devastated' if it permanently shut.Chester Zoo launched a campaign on Wednesday as government laws keeping zoos shut mean it could be closed 'indefinitely'.Its boss pleaded with the public to help keep them afloat as the A sun bear eats from a wooden pole at Chester Zoo after the attraction launched a campaign to raise money to help keep the zoo running Elephants feed in their enclosure at Chester Zoo in Chester, north west England on June 4, 2020 Meanwhile the granddaughter of the man who founded Chester Zoo said she is 'truly devastated and heartbroken' the attraction is under threat.Jo Williams' late mother June was the youngest daughter of founder George Mottershead and has fond memories of growing up in the zoo's grounds.Eighty-nine years ago, her grandfather realised his lifetime dream of turning nine acres of land into a zoo where animals could roam freely without bars.Now Jo said she would be 'devastated' if it had to close, adding: 'I care deeply about it and its future.A zoo keeper feeds the lions at Chester Zoo after the attraction launched a campaign to raise money to help keep the zoo running 'If it shut, my family's dream of a better, more caring zoo for animals, a 'zoo without bars', would be shattered.
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