News & Updates

A 54-year-old elephant has died in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park. With tusks so long they almost touched the ground, Craig was one of Africa’s last ‘super tuskers’, and a conservation icon.

Born Free welcomes the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry’s decision to officially end elephant riding activities at all conservation institutions across the country

We’re urging the authorities in Botswana to think again, and adopt compassionate, non-lethal approaches to foster human-elephant coexistence.

Born Free's Co-Founder and Executive President, Will Travers OBE, honours Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton CBE, a pioneering force in elephant conservation.

On the 42nd anniversary of the death of Pole Pole the elephant, Born Free Co-Founder Dame Virginia McKenna DBE shares her poignant words of remembrance.

Born Free is saddened and frustrated by recent tragic events involving elephants in zoos around the world.

Meet the Grass Family, led by Buffel, the wise matriarch - spotted again after 10 months, thanks to our monitoring efforts.

Creating ‘beehive fences’ to protect crops from elephants is reaping rewards for farmers in Meru, who are harvesting honey to create dual incomes.

Did you know that scientific data is reshaping elephant conservation? Rita Kulamo and Irene Dzuwamwenga, from our Saving Meru’s Giants team, report from Kenya.

Born Free is extremely concerned to see videos and images circulated featuring the African elephants at Shanghai Wild Animal Park, China.