What’s wrong with plastic bags?
Marc Gumbrill, Born Free’s Head of Business Sustainability explains how, and why, we can reuse plastic bags.
News & Updates
The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.
Farewell dolo
We are heartbroken to report that our very special lion Dolo has passed away at the age of 15, following a short illness.
Little do we know
Scientists are meant to know everything there is to know about life on Earth. But what if we don’t know everything? What if we are just scratching the surface of ecological knowledge, asks Penny Banham, Born Free’s Conservation Projects Officer?
Focus on shamwari’s animal carers
Meet Glen, Martin, Headman and Odwa who look after the big cats at our sanctuaries in South Africa
Canada to ban keeping of whales and dolphins in captivity
Born Free is delighted by yesterday’s news that the Canadian government has passed a Bill to end the keeping of whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity.
Shamwari upgrades
Last year, we began the huge task of upgrading our Jean Byrd big cat sanctuary in the north of Shamwari Private Game Reserve in South Africa to enhance the quality of care we provide the big cats and improve safety standards.
The cost of elephant conservation
The benefits of keeping elephants in the wild and how we are working to achieve this.
Paws for thought
Born Free’s Sarah Locke explains how the World Health Organisation is massively failing wildlife.
Born free welcomes cancellation of zambia hippo cull
Born Free has welcomed news that the planned hippo cull in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley – which threatened the lives of around 1,250 hippos ¬– appears to have been cancelled.
Wild animals are not pets
Born Free remains concerned by recent reports that people are continuing to buy wild animals as pets, as status symbols or for selfie opportunities.