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Ten years since Cecil – what next for trophy hunting?
After the horrifying killing of Cecil the lion in 2015, precious little has changed.
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Join us to celebrate Footsteps to Freedom 2026
Tickets now available for our spectacular black-tie ball… don’t miss out!
Zoo breeding tragedies highlight the need for a Roar-Free UK
Ten months on from the release of Born Free’s hard-hitting report, ‘Clawing at the Cages’, recent events continue to highlight why big cats simply do not belong in zoos.
Charities mark 10th anniversary of Cecil the lion’s death to demand a UK ban on trophy imports
10 years since Cecil was killed, we co-sponsored a parliamentary event urging the government to fulfil its longstanding promise to ban the import of hunting trophies.
Born Free. Not For Sport
Powerful images by award-winning photographer George Logan set to appear across London, as we call for a ban on hunting trophies.
Celebrating our bronze pride
Born Free’s Community Engagement team joined local schools in Hampshire, UK to get creative and enjoy our bronze collection of life-size lions, at Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa.
Celebrating giraffes in Kenya
Born Free marked World Giraffe Day with some outstanding conservation news, and a high-profile event encouraging local schools to stand up for the world’s tallest animal.
Elephants at Shanghai Wild Animal Park: Born Free reaction
Born Free is extremely concerned to see videos and images circulated featuring the African elephants at Shanghai Wild Animal Park, China.
Meet wildlife crime expert John Scanlon: long read interview
Our Head of Policy Dr Mark Jones chats to his long-term associate John Scanlon AO, Chair of the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime – founded with our help on 5th June 2020.
Update on Blue, the orphan cheetah
Last year, you helped rescue a badly injured cheetah cub in Ethiopia. Just a few months old, Blue had already endured so much. Could her life be turned around?