In the Satpuda area of central India, to ensure people and wildlife can co-exist peacefully, it’s important that people can identify the presence of wildlife nearby. One of the best ways to do this is to look out for their paw prints, or pugmarks. But, how do you tell them apart?
Born Free’s adopted moon bear Ginny, who lived at the Born Free-supported Animals Asia bear sanctuary in China, passed away recently following a short illness. Here, Born Free’s Co-Founder & Trustee, Virginia McKenna OBE, and Animals Asia’s Founder & CEO, Jill Robinson, remember Ginny’s life.
The Born Free-supported Freeland has assisted authorities in Thailand with the arrest of a gang of tiger poachers following a three-month investigation.
Born Free is concerned to hear that villagers in India have thrown firebombs and rocks at a mother elephant and her calf to chase them away from their community in Bishnupur, West Bengal, north east India.
What would you do if you went to draw water from your village well and found a tiger trapped inside? Or if you entered the kitchen in the hotel where you worked and came face to face with a leopard?