CITES CoP20 – some good outcomes for wildlife in a time of uncertainty
Born Free’s Head of Policy, Dr Mark Jones, reports back on the key outcomes from the international wildlife trade conference.
News & Updates
The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.
Wildlife trade under the spotlight in Uzbekistan
Today marks the start of the 20th Conference of the Parties of CITES – but what does it mean for wild animals?
Giving wild animals a voice at CITES
Born Free has been championing wildlife at a key international trade meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, doing everything we could to secure best possible outcomes for elephants, rhinos, cheetahs and more.
Item containing ivory withdrawn from auction
Intervention from Born Free prevents the sale of an item containing a higher percentage of ivory than the Ivory Act allows.
UK ivory ban extension comes into force
Born Free celebrates as the UK Ivory Act extension enforces a near total ban on the import, export and selling of hippo, narwhal, sperm whale and orca ivory.
Parliament approves extension of UK’s Ivory Act
Born Free celebrates the inclusion of additional ivory-bearing species including hippos, narwhals, sperm whales and killer whales to the Act.
UK government tables legislation to extend Ivory Act to hippos and whales
DEFRA has announced that it has tabled legislation in Parliament to extend the UK’s ban on elephant ivory trade to other ivory-bearing species, specifically hippos, narwhals, sperm whales and orcas.
Rhino poaching on the rise again in South Africa
Latest government figures from South Africa reveal an increase in rhino killing since 2020.
Born Free offers Hope for Elephants
A future without elephants is unimaginable. Born Free’s new appeal offers a lifeline for one of Africa’s most iconic species.
Born free’s latest ivory investigation
Our most recent UK ivory investigation reveals an encouraging reduction in ivory listings, but there is still work to be done.