THE LAST LIONS OF MERU – Help protect Elsa’s legacy
Meru National Park, in Kenya, was the home of Elsa, the lioness made famous by the book and film Born Free. Elsa is the inspiration for our charity.
We work in Meru to safeguard the lions who call this national park home. They are Elsa’s legacy.
Donate today to fund our vital work monitoring, tracking, surveying and protecting Meru’s lion population.
Supported by Kingspan.
ELSA ITALIA – A place to call home
Meet Elsa. She was rescued by Born Free from a travelling circus in Sardinia in 2014 and was temporarily rehomed at a sanctuary in northern Italy due to an ongoing court case.
In 2018, Elsa was released from the terms of the court case. Happy at the sanctuary, we decided it’s best for Elsa to remain where she is.
You can help provide our Italian Elsa with lifetime care.
WE ARE BORN FREE
We’re an animal charity that’s passionate about wild animal welfare and compassionate conservation. As an international organisation, we work tirelessly to stop the exploitation and suffering of individual animals living in captivity or in the wild. From the start we’ve campaigned for a future where animals and people can coexist and where threatened and endangered species are protected for generations to come. #KeepWildlifeInTheWild
POPULAR ANIMAL ADOPTIONS
END THE GREAT BETRAYAL
Join the movement to stop lion farming and canned hunting. Watch our animation 'The Bitter Bond' then sign our petition to urge the South African government to end canned hunting.
STOP CRUELTY AND SAVE LIVES
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RAISE THE RED FLAG
Raise the Red Flag for captive wild animals!
- Report your concerns about captive wild animals
- Search our map to read some of the reports we have received
- Find out how you can take action to help captive wild animals worldwide
- Supported by British Airways Holidays.
LAST MARCH OF THE TUSKERS
One of Amboseli National Park’s last great tuskers, Tim was one of Kenya’s most recognised elephants when he died in February 2020.
Limited edition prints of renowned wildlife artist Jonathan Truss’ painting – Last March of the Tuskers – are now available to purchase in aid of Born Free. It shows Tim alongside his uncle, and is assumed to be the last painting of him before his passing.
WHERE OUR WORK TAKES PLACE
As an international animal welfare and conservation charity, we are involved in projects all over the world.
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