A decade ago, Chester Zoo released thousands of fen raft Spiders after the species was found to be in terminal decline. The zoo has now revealed there are more than 10,000 breeding females across ...

Chester Zoo said the Fen Raft spider grew "to be the size of your hand" [Chester Zoo] Thousands of "giant spiders" which were released into the wild by a zoo are thriving in the wild and have had ...

The English zoo celebrated 10 years since they released thousands of giant fen raft spiders into the United Kingdom after the species almost became extinct, the Chester Zoo wrote on Facebook.

Despite once being classed as endangered, the Fen Raft spider has seen a dramatic resurgence in recent years after successful conservation efforts - and have now enjoyed their "biggest mating ...

In a Facebook post, the Chester Zoo marked the release of thousands of giant fen raft spiders, which were bred at the zoo. The spiders are also known as great raft spiders. They are not harmful to ...

From near-extinction 14 years ago, the number of fen raft spiders are now soaring increasing thanks to recent conservation efforts. Only a handful remained as their wetland homes were destroyed by ...

Chester Zoo released the spiders a decade ago as part of a project with the RSPB which aimed to save the species from extinction. More than 10,000 breeding female Fen Raft spiders have been ...