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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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A group of school children in a classroom holding up drawings of lions.

From Lessons to Legacy: Born Free & GenEarth in Action

On World Teacher Day, we celebrate our continuing partnership which is inspiring thousands of young people to feel empathy and compassion for wild animals.
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Kids go wild this summer!

At last. Schools are out, holidays are here, and Born Free has some sensational ideas to encourage your wild child to enjoy nature – from cloud-gazing to building a den.
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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.
Mother and calf dolphins racing together through the waves of the ocean

Celebrate a wild World Book Day

Born Free is excited to announce our long-term friend, award-winning children's author, Lauren St John, will join us for our annual World Book Day webinar, and YOUR school is invited!
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How art can save chimps

Our Head of Education Laura Eastwood reports on a remarkable cross-nation art project, raising awareness of the importance of chimpanzee conservation.
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Lions, World Book Day & Michael Morpurgo

An incredible 23,945 school pupils joined Sir Michael for a live reading from classic children’s novel The Butterfly Lion, at our webinar last month. Education Officer Charlie Smith reports.
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Our Dreams of the Wild continue

Following Born Free’s successful education events with creative artists Haus of Conservation this summer, we’re busy planning next year’s workshops and your school can get involved!

Creativity meets conservation

Discover the importance of Born Free’s Creative Nature Programme, which nurtures children’s creativity whilst supporting studies in conservation and welfare issues.

Let’s try to be kind

Encouraging each of us to celebrate World Kindness Day, Born Free’s Head of Education Laura Gosset considers how compassion is at the heart of our charity.

Inspiring SEND students to interact with nature

Born Free's Charlie Baker introduces our new resources which will enable more children and young people to learn about and interact with the natural world.