Where they belong
Penny Banham, Born Free’s Conservation Projects Officer, examines the promise and perils of translocating wild animals.
News & Updates
The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.
Land of the tiger
Satpuda, in the heart of central India, is a stronghold for India’s estimated 2,000 remaining wild tigers.
Wild cats are not purrfect pets
A breeder in Scotland selling dangerous wild cats, including servals and caracals, as pets recently caught the attention of the media.
Protecting tigers
A century ago, there were an estimated 100,000 tigers across Asia. Since then, numbers have collapsed by 96% to just 4,000.
Born free’s living with tigers programme: all you need to know
Born Free’s Living with Tigers programme supports a network of Indian NGOs to help conserve wild tigers and find solutions to human-wildlife conflict across the Satpuda region of central India.
Farewell alam
We are heartbroken to report the sad passing of Alam the leopard who died recently following a short illness.
Born free’s preview of 2019
As 2018 draws to a close, we’re looking forward to a new year that is already proving to be bigger and better than 2018. So what can you expect from Born Free in 2019?
Government responds to Born Free petition
There are almost 5,000 dangerous wild animals kept privately under licence across Britain, outside zoos. While some of these animals may be kept on farms, or by rescue centres, a worryingly large number are kept as pets.
Malawi government rejects trophy hunting proposal
Born Free has welcomed news that the Malawi government has rejected a proposal to reintroduce trophy hunting inside the country’s protected wildlife areas.
Monkey found dead on london street
The body of a primate, thought to be a black-tufted marmoset, was found dead on a north London street last week by a member of the public. The animal had suffered severe injuries and was missing part of its face.