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A family of elephants standing together with the large matriarch at the front of the group, standing in profile

New elephant sighting is a conservation victory in Meru

Meet the Grass Family, led by Buffel, the wise matriarch - spotted again after 10 months, thanks to our monitoring efforts.
A group of Great Ape Guardians wearing green Born Free T-shirts, standing together

Meet our Great Ape Guardians!

This World Gorilla Day meet some our incredible Great Ape Guardians who, with your support, are protecting rare gorillas and their forest home in Cameroon.
Wild Tiger in India

Restoring habitats to save tigers

What’s a buffer zone, and why does planting trees and digging ponds help tigers? From cattle food to nature camps, you’ll be surprised how best to make conservation a success in India.
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 photo of an orangutan high up in the branches of a tree

Protect forests to save orangutans

If you manage to stop illegal logging in a vital orangutan reserve in Indonesian Borneo, is it possible to restore this habitat? Find out more, in this fascinating long-read article.
Close up of a tiger walking through the forest

Youth Ambassador Ayan champions tigers in India

Born Free's Youth Ambassador Ayan Mehra has been leading school workshops in India to spread the message of wildlife conservation through art.
A pangolin crawling across a leafy forest floor at night

Protect gorillas to save pangolins

You might have heard how Born Free is devoted to gorilla conservation in Cameroon, but did you know their rainforest habitat is also home to rare pangolins?
A group of people attending an VSLA workshop

Empowering women to increase their financial stability

For International Women’s Day, we take a look at what Born Free is doing to empower women in Kenya and increase their financial stability and resilience.
A wild lion walking across a vast African landscape

Q&A with Nelson Kibet

We chat to a recent Masters graduate from the University of Nairobi, Kenya to discover how academic research can have a tangible conservation benefit, benefitting lions and local people.
A wild tiger walking on a forest pathway

Working together to protect India’s tigers

As the partners gather at their annual conservation seminar, we look at some of the fantastic work the Satpuda Landscape Tiger Partnership is doing to support people and save tigers.