News & Updates

The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Two photos of children drawing pictures of Born Free's bronze lions

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.
A close-up photo of a young cheetah lying on a bed of hay

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?
A chimpanzee swinging in the treetops

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?
A portrait of Virginia McKenna at home with Born Free memorabilia

Happy Birthday Dame Virginia!

We pay tribute to our charity’s remarkable Co-Founder Dame Virginia McKenna, on her 94th birthday.
A grey parrot soaring through the trees

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.
An orca leaping out of the sea

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.
A lion standing in long grass

Pathways to Freedom: The future starts today!

With twin strategic aims to end individual wild animal exploitation and protect threatened species in the wild, Born Free is proud to unveil our new Five-Year-Strategy to help wild animals in need.
A small animal in a cage at a wildlife market

Could the WHO Pandemics Agreement mark a turning point for wildlife?

Historic agreement could put wild animal welfare at the heart of new approach to human health.
A lioness snuggling with her cub

Born Free’s top 20 endangered species

It’s Endangered Species Day, a wonderful opportunity to tell you about some of the rare and threatened animals we help keep safe, thanks to your incredible support.
An illustration of a lion roaring with the words 'ROAR FOR NATURE'

Kids think our fact-filled mag is ROARSOME!

Crammed with animal stories and wild news, our summer kids’ mag will inspire your wild child’s entire class. But, don’t take our word for it, let’s hear from the experts.