News & Updates

Whatever your answer, Born Free’s Education team suggests we should perhaps, instead, be defined by how sustainably we live.

As nearly 200 countries agree a compromise deal at the COP28 climate summit, Born Free’s Head of Policy Dr Mark Jones calls for ‘nature-based solutions’ and joined-up thinking to address the climate crisis.

Researchers in Kenya have discovered elephants seem to call each other by individual names, the first time this has been recorded in non-humans.

Following Born Free’s successful education events with creative artists Haus of Conservation this summer, we’re busy planning next year’s workshops and your school can get involved!

Every year, trophy hunters slaughter tens of thousands of wild animals, bizarrely claiming that killing rare species is an effective way to protect them. Our Head of Policy, veterinarian Dr Mark Jones, reports.

From our very first field project to cutting edge innovation today, Born Free is devoted to impactful elephant conservation, reports Conservation Manager Penny Banham.

Today, we celebrate our remarkable Co-Founder & Executive President Will Travers OBE’s birthday. But this year, as Will explains, he ‘just’ wants elephants (and all wild animals) to be safe.

Born Free urges everyone to consider the wellbeing of animals this firework and bonfire season.

As Born Free calls for tighter restrictions on international wildlife trade when regulatory body, CITES, meets in Geneva, we look at why CITES is important and how Born Free is involved.

Born Free’s Rescue & Care Coordinator, Tarnya Knight, explains why bonfires can be harmful to hedgehogs, and how anyone planning a bonfire can reduce the risk of hurting one of the UK’s most iconic species.