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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Did CITES deliver for wildlife?

Our Head of Policy, Dr Mark Jones, reports on a major wildlife trade conference in Panama, where Born Free fought to protect wild animals, with our colleagues at Species Survival Network.

Are zoos ethical?

Are zoos really the centres of conservation and education that they make out to be and what are the consequences for the animals they hold? Born Free's Policy Officer Frankie Osuch delves deeper into the ethics of zoos.

The spirit of Elsa

Meru is where our Co-Founder Virginia McKenna OBE learned to love lions and love Africa. She considers the park’s influence on her family and explains why Elsa’s descendants need you today.