News & Updates

The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Meet our team in meru

Our six-strong team based in Meru National Park, Kenya, are out in the field every day monitoring lions.

Land of elsa

Huge skies. Red, dusty tracks. Intense sun. Soft, cooling winds. Meru National Park is a special place.

Born free launches campaign to protect lions in kenya

Born Free is highlighting just how supporting conservation efforts can make a difference and save us from a world without the kings of the jungle.

Born free’s 2020 preview

2019 was our biggest year yet – thanks to your support! So how are we going to top it? Here’s a taster of what you can expect from Born Free in 2020

Born free’s rescued circus lions

In November, Paris banned the use of wild animals in travelling circuses. Born Free’s Tricia Holford reflects on the lions rescued by Born Free from European circuses who now live at our big cat sanctuary in South Africa.

Born free’s 19 highlights of 2019

From protecting tigers in India, to defeating a legal challenge that tried to derail the UK’s Ivory Act, we look back on our greatest achievements of the year – all made possible by you!

New classroom unveiled at ensessa kotteh

Born Free’s Laura Gosset attended the official opening of our education centre classroom in Ethiopia.

Meet our other adoptions

Born Free wild animal adoptions support a wide range of animals and projects around the world.

Conservation update: elreco

Born Free supports Elephant Research and Conservation (ELRECO), an NGO surveying forest elephants in Liberia.

Canned hunting in the crosshairs

Millions of you have joined our movement to stop lion farming and canned hunting – and thanks to your support, the spotlight is on canned hunting like never before.