Adopt Shop Donate

News & Updates

The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

Press contact: [email protected]+44 (0)1403 240 170

Thai tiger burning bright

Situated along the Dângrêk escarpment heading to North Eastern Thailand, the Dong Phayayen – Khao Yai forest complex is one of the largest contiguous tracts of forest in the country. It is also home to a population of endangered Indochinese tigers and a designated World Heritage Site.

Protecting tigers with bamboo

Born Free’s Living with Tigers programme runs a number of initiatives across Satpuda to protect the estimated 500 tigers that live in this beautiful area of central India.

Tiger killed at longleat safari park

Born Free is saddened to learn that a tiger has been killed at Longleat Safari Park.

Matriarchal motivation

The female voice is not lost at Born Free, or in conservation, says Born Free’s Sarah Locke

Worshipping tigers

Tigers are everywhere. They’re one of nature’s most charismatic and revered animals, with an eternal appeal promoted in cultures the world over. But how are tigers viewed by the people who live alongside tigers every day?

Chimpanzee escape at belfast zoo

Born Free is shocked to learn that a group of chimpanzees escaped from their enclosure at Belfast Zoo on 9th Feb, after leaning a tree branch against the wall of their enclosure and climbing out.

Dung-powered conservation

How is cow dung improving livelihoods and helping to protect wild tigers in central India?

Born free reacts to tiger death at london zoo

Born Free is saddened to learn of the killing of a female tiger at London Zoo, following introduction to a new male at the zoo.

Culling in captivity

Five years on from the death of Marius the giraffe, zoos are still killing healthy animals, but are not obliged to report it. It is time for transparency, says Born Free’s Head of Animal Welfare & Captivity, Dr Chris Draper.

Born free calls for urgent investigation into dolphin deaths at arizona dolphinarium

Born Free is calling for a full and urgent investigation into Dolphinaris dolphinarium in Arizona, USA, where four dolphins have died in less than 16 months.