News & Updates

The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Learning to be lions

Glen Vena, our Animal Care Manager at Shamwari, South Africa, shares an update about our Lions of Lockdown six months after they arrived at their new sanctuary home.

My favourite pride

Head Guide at Elsa's Kopje, Mohamed Boru shares why Elsa's Pride is so special to him.

Simba: A symbol of hope

Simba starts new life at Italian sanctuary after being rescued as tiny, distraught cub in Russia. Now we need to build his forever home!

My pride and joy

Born Free’s Events and Philanthropy Manager, Joanne Bartholomew speaks of her pride to be involved in Born Free Forever, and welcomes you to future in-person events.

Tony Fitzjohn OBE: Will Travers remembers a lion-hearted man

Tony has gone and we have lost a little bit of the crazy magic that the world needs so badly.

Raise the red flag: raffi, anthea & rikki’s story

Thanks to concerned locals and holidaymakers, Raffi, Anthea and Rikki, who spent years languishing in tiny cages in Spain, were the first captive lions and leopard rescued by Born Free.

Remembering elsa: 60 years on

Virginia McKenna OBE, Born Free's Co-Founder & Trustee, remembers Elsa the world-famous lioness on the 60th anniversary of her death.

Remembering george adamson

Virginia McKenna OBE pays tribute to George Adamson who lost his life on this day in 1989.

Lion numbers increase 25% in kenya

The official estimate for the number of lions living in Kenya has increased 25% to 2,489, according to the Kenyan government.

Born Free & Meru

Will Travers OBE, Born Free’s Executive President & Co-Founder, reflects on his family’s personal connection with Meru and why Born Free will continue to keep the spirit of Elsa the lioness burning brightly.