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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Horror of indonesia’s travelling dolphin show

Born Free call for the Indonesian Government to end this abusive and exploitative practice once and for all.

Conservation optimism

Successes are possible in conservation. They’re hard won, but they give us hope and they open our eyes to a more optimistic future, says Born Free's Conservation Projects Officer Penny Banham.

Meet the ethiopian wolf family

The Ethiopian Wolf Family are a group of rare Ethiopian wolves who live high in the plateaus of the Ethiopian highlands.

Child attacked by lion in russian circus

Born Free is shocked by recent reports that a child has been attacked by a lion in a circus in Russia

All things bright and beautiful

Born Free's adoption scheme is more than lions, tigers and bears...

Permission for pet primates

East Dorset District Council to decide whether to grant planning permission to an applicant requesting to build enclosures for her pet primates.

Death of two young elephants at chester zoo

Born Free reacts to the death of two young elephants from deadly virus at Chester Zoo

Winner of virginia mckenna award 2018 announced

Born Free is delighted to announce that Jackson Mbeke, Director of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE), has been awarded the sixth Virginia McKenna Award for Compassionate Conservation.

Another lion cub found in apartment in france

Born Free is alarmed to hear that yet another young lion cub has been found in an apartment in Paris.

Shocking pictures emerge of zoo elephants being punctured with sharp objects

Shocking pictures and footage has emerged of elephants apparently being punctured with sharp objects by cruel handlers forcing them to perform all in the name of 'entertainment' at a zoo in Indonesia.