News & Updates

Born Free’s Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg highlights the mystery and uniqueness of bonobos and reports on what Born Free is doing to protect these rare great apes.

New Government figures reveal almost 20,000 badgers killed under licence in 2023, bringing the total since 2013 to more than 230,000.

Providing incentives to reduce hunting wild animals for meat can benefit people and wildlife. Born Free’s Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg reports on exciting new research from the Dja Biosphere Reserve, Cameroon.

Find out how this national initiative will help fund Born Free’s vital tiger conservation work, by doubling your donations between the 18th and 25th April.

South Africa’s Cabinet has approved policies put forward by the Minister of Forests, Fisheries and the Environment that include ending intensive lion breeding and the intensive management and captive breeding of rhinos for commercial purposes.

Born Free has warmly welcomed the ban on the use of snares and glue traps in Scotland, which passed into law this March.

Born Free applauds recent news that two UK tour operator giants have announced that they will no longer sell tickets to attractions with captive cetaceans (dolphins, whales and porpoises).

We take a look at the fantastic achievements of some previous winners of Born Free’s important conservation award, which recognises outstanding work to protect rare wildlife.

Rescued from Belgium’s illegal pet trade and given a new life in South Africa, how has the quartet of long-legged wild cats settled into their forever home?