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Don’t Pet Me!
Born Free is calling for greater regulation of wild animals kept as pets in Scotland
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Alda and Ginny: A year at Shamwari
It's been a year since Alda and Ginny arrived at our Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa, but how did they settle in at their forever home?
The city chimps
Thanks for helping protect chimpanzees in Uganda. But, what happens when two wandering youngsters take a ‘wrong turn’, after leaving their birth communities?
New paper undermines Government’s rationale for badger culling
Analysis highlights flaws in the Randomised Badger Culling Trial, which forms the basis of the policy to shoot British badgers.
Happy Birthday Dame Virginia!
We pay tribute to our charity’s remarkable Co-Founder Dame Virginia McKenna, on her 94th birthday.
More misery for badgers as Labour approves mass shooting
Government ignores internal expert advice as it sanctions further killing of badgers.
Feathered friendship
Today is World Parrot Day and Born Free is joining the celebrations with some grey-t news! Dr Andrea Donaldson, from our Rescue & Care team, reports.
Springer’s story: why dolphins belong in the sea
With half-term upon us, let’s encourage everyone not to visit dolphin shows. The true tale of a special orca reminds us why these sentient beings shouldn’t be kept in tanks.
Protect forests to save orangutans
If you manage to stop illegal logging in a vital orangutan reserve in Indonesian Borneo, is it possible to restore this habitat? Find out more, in this fascinating long-read article.
Born Free laments missed opportunity of new zoo standards
The zoo industry is claiming new zoo standards announced by the government today represent a big step forward. However, we don’t think they go nearly far enough.