News & Updates

In a moving short film, our Co-Founder Dame Virginia McKenna remembers Pole Pole the elephant, whose tragic death at London Zoo led to the start of our charity.

Born Free is reiterating its call for the licence of South Lakes Safari Zoo, Cumbria, to be revoked after the recent BBC investigation added to the long list of damning indictments against the troubled zoo.

Charismatic and awe-inspiring, tigers are revered the world over, yet their needs can never be met when kept in a zoo, nor does their confinement meaningfully benefit the conservation of tigers in the wild.

With various animals in zoos gaining popularity online recently, Born Free urges fans and the wider public not to visit them.

With Born Free support, our long-term Lilongwe Wildlife Trust colleagues in Malawi have rescued a malnourished brown snake eagle, being kept as a pet.

Watch as we welcome key members of the local community around Shamwari Private Game Reserve for a special visit, to find out more about our work.

Find out more about these incredible animals!

A star-studded art event at the prestigious Mall Galleries in London launched a major exhibition by acclaimed wildlife artist Gary Hodges, in aid of Born Free.

Born Free helps launch a shocking new report revealing the appalling rise of fake animal rescue videos.

With great sadness, we recently had to say goodbye to Alpha, a precious rescued lioness, cared for at the Born Free Rescue Section at Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary, South Africa.