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Born free team rescues injured young lion in Kenya

Thanks to the swift action of our Twiga Team, an injured young lioness – a member of our adopted Elsa’s Pride – has been successfully treated in Meru National Park.

Kicking for conservation

With the Women’s World Cup taking place in Australasia, Born Free’s Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg explains what football means to her, and to the wild animals we work to protect across the world.

In conversation: Shadrack Kimeu, Twiga Team Supervisor

To celebrate World Ranger Day 2023, we spoke with Born Free’s Twiga Team Supervisor, Shadrack Kimeu.

In conversation: Kedar Gore from The Corbett Foundation

To celebrate International Tiger Day, we spoke to Kedar Gore, Director of The Corbett Foundation.

Born free publishes new 2022-2023 Conservation Report

Aided by supporters, our conservation team is delivering innovative, holistic and sustainable programmes to protect elephants, lions, tigers and other threatened species around the world.

In conversation: Dr Matthew McLennan from BCCP

To celebrate World Chimpanzee Day, we recently spoke with the project director of the Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project, one of Born Free’s partners in Uganda.

How we celebrated World Giraffe Day

Saving Meru’s Giants Manager Newton Simiyu reports on a unique initiative to pay tribute to Kenya’s gentle giants and encourage young people to become conservationists.

Vital new bridge saves lives in Cameroon

Born Free initiative provides a lifeline for communities living alongside endangered gorillas and chimpanzees.

Ocean voice

On World Ocean Day, let’s speak up to save the blue planet, encourages our Editor, Celia Nicholls. To mitigate climate change, we need to protect orca, to help protect the entire planet!

Adoption Diary June 2023

The latest updates on some of your favourite adopted animals.