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A brown bear in a zoo enclosure stood on hind legs twisting its neck

Is zoochosis real?

With the recent announcement of a new horror video game of the same name, you may be wondering what ‘zoochosis’ really means. Our Policy Support Officer delves into the disturbing reality for many captive animals.
A wild tiger walking along a track

The travelling tiger

A tiger has undertaken an extraordinary 1,240-mile journey across India, which highlights why tiger ‘corridors’ are so important, explains Born Free’s Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg.
A pine Martin standing on a wooden platform

Can tolerance help people and wildlife coexist?

Dr Keziah Nuttall, Born Free’s Conservation Manager, considers how tolerance and acceptance of wildlife can help people and wild animals to coexist.
Three people standing with their arms around each other, under a shady pergola

The exchange visit

How do you provide the best possible care for a rescued big cat?! Our sanctuary team from South Africa recently paid a visit to our centre in Ethiopia to swap ideas. Born Free Manager Catherine Gillson reports.
Two chimpanzees sitting on a wooden platform. One has its arm around the other

Thirty years of rescue in Cameroon

Last year, our long-term colleagues at Limbe Wildlife Centre in Cameroon celebrated three decades of wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release. Born Free’s Dr Andrea Donaldson looks back at what this world-class facility has achieved.

Adoption Diary: January 2024

The latest news on some of the adopted animals YOU help us look after.
A Bengal tiger standing serenely in dense shrubland

Thank you, Gopal! How one tiger helps save his entire species

It’s ten years since Gopal the tiger arrived at our sanctuary in India but, during this time, his adoption has helped support our wider work, including impactful tiger conservation.
Leo Sordello-Savale

Meet Leo Sordello-Savale, Born Free’s newest Junior Ambassador

Nine-year-old Leo is creating an online storm for wildlife!
Three young herring gulls bathing in a plastic tub

Every gull matters to us

Born Free has part-funded an essential aviary, helping to rescue and rehabilitate gulls, and a variety of other birds, in Worthing, UK.
A group of school children standing next to an area of land which they have cleared

Kanjoo School clean up

Ivy Malemba, from our Born Free Kenya team, reports on an exciting new initiative at Kanjoo Secondary School to carefully dispose of rubbish and thus help protect wild habitats.