News & Updates

The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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A mother rhino with her calf in a concrete enclosure

Planning application for new zoo in Cumbria denied

Born Free welcomes the news that the previous management team at South Lakes Safari Zoo will not be opening a new zoo in Cumbria.
A small animal in a cage at a wildlife market

Could the WHO Pandemics Agreement mark a turning point for wildlife?

Historic agreement could put wild animal welfare at the heart of new approach to human health.
Landscape image of Amboseli, Kenya, with a group of flamingos wading in water and a rainbow in a cloudy sky

Conservation in the face of ‘global weirding’

Climate chaos is being unleashed worldwide due to global warming. With your support, we help local people protect wildlife in several affected countries but, is there trouble ahead?
Two orcas are in a small and shallow-looking swimming pool

Plight of orcas and dolphins at Marineland continues

Born Free is extremely concerned by recent revelations regarding the health and welfare of orcas Wikie and Keijo, and 12 bottlenose dolphins, at the Marineland dolphinarium in Antibes, France.
A badger is standing with it's front paws on a tree

Badger petition reaches 100,000 signatures

Thanks to YOUR support, ending the cruel and ineffective badger cull should move up the parliamentary agenda.
A lioness snuggling with her cub

Born Free’s top 20 endangered species

It’s Endangered Species Day, a wonderful opportunity to tell you about some of the rare and threatened animals we help keep safe, thanks to your incredible support.
An illustration of a lion roaring with the words 'ROAR FOR NATURE'

Kids think our fact-filled mag is ROARSOME!

Crammed with animal stories and wild news, our summer kids’ mag will inspire your wild child’s entire class. But, don’t take our word for it, let’s hear from the experts.
A photo of a depressed-looking gorilla sitting with its head resting on its hand, in a barren concrete enclosure.

Mental Health Awareness Week and Born Free

Why would a wildlife charity be interested in emotional well-being? And is unnatural, ‘zoochotic’ behaviour in captive wild animals a mental health issue?
A hedgehog snuffling through grass at dusk

How to help a hedgehog

It’s Hedgehog Awareness Week so, with warmer weather upon us, here are a few ways that you can make your garden more hog friendly.
Two grey wolves standing side by side

European Parliament votes to downgrade wolf protection, putting their future at risk

The European Parliament has shunned scientific evidence and public opinion to vote in favour of downgrading the protection status of wolves.