News & Updates

Great apes living outside of protected areas are often ignored by research and conservation.

Mungumi Bakari Chongwa, Senior Warden for Meru Conservation Area at Kenya Wildlife Service, talks to Born Free Kenya’s Country Manager, Tim Oloo, about how Meru National Park was decimated by poaching but thanks to careful management, is now well on the road to recovery

Born Free’s Laura Gosset reviews the achievements of Global Friends in 2019.

Born Free supports National Park Rescue's efforts in tackling the poaching crisis in Chizarira National Park, Zimbabwe.

Born Free’s Pride of Meru programme is working to protect a critical lion population in Meru Conservation Area in Kenya.

Our six-strong team based in Meru National Park, Kenya, are out in the field every day monitoring lions.

Huge skies. Red, dusty tracks. Intense sun. Soft, cooling winds. Meru National Park is a special place.

Born Free is highlighting just how supporting conservation efforts can make a difference and save us from a world without the kings of the jungle.

2019 was our biggest year yet – thanks to your support! So how are we going to top it? Here’s a taster of what you can expect from Born Free in 2020

In November, Paris banned the use of wild animals in travelling circuses. Born Free’s Tricia Holford reflects on the lions rescued by Born Free from European circuses who now live at our big cat sanctuary in South Africa.