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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Will Travers OBE and Dame Virginia McKenna modelling mock-up England football shirts with the three lions removed from the badge

No More Years of Hurt

Our poignant World Cup social media campaign highlights the plight of wild lions.
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Remember Cecil the lion, shot by a trophy hunter in 2015?

The UK still hasn’t banned the import of grotesque trophies from the barbaric ‘sport’ of trophy hunting. 11 years on – have we failed to learn the lessons from the brutal killing of Cecil?
A photo of Roger Cook sitting at a desk in a recording studio

Tribute to Roger Cook

The trailblazing investigative reporter who brought the horrific practice of ‘canned lion hunting’ to the world’s attention.
Photograph of an elephant standing on grassy terrain under a cloudy sky, with a faded target symbol superimposed on its side. Another elephant is visible in the background, highlighting a natural wildlife setting.

South Africa proposes concerning trophy hunting quotas

Born Free is deeply concerned that the South African Government has announced plans for new export quotas of hunting trophies.
A majestic male lion sits on grass facing the camera

Cecil: the Lion and the Dentist

Born Free responds to the two-hour documentary film broadcast on Channel 4 in February 2026.
A lion is laid out as a rug on a grassy plain

Born Free urges UK government to stand firm on hunting trophies

Born Free is deeply concerned by recent media reports that officials from the US Government administration are advising the UK Government not to introduce a blanket ban on the import of hunting trophies.  
A large group of African elephants standing together in shallow water

Born Free condemns Botswana’s increased elephant hunting quota

We’re urging the authorities in Botswana to think again, and adopt compassionate, non-lethal approaches to foster human-elephant coexistence.
A male lion stands with the sun setting behind him, looking over his shoulder

Lion killed by trophy hunters echoes Cecil tragedy

Born Free is appalled by news of the latest slaughter of a lion by a trophy hunter in Zimbabwe in June 2025.
Two people standing in front of a banner with a lion's face and the words 'Remember Cecil'

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.
An image of a lion skin laid out as a rug, on a large advertising screen on the front of the Vue cinema at Leicester Square

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.