News & Updates

It’s hard to imagine the shock of walking from room to room of a decrepit building, coming across the sight and smell of the grisly remains of countless wild animals. This is what law enforcement officials in the Czech Republic experienced last week, during one of 10 raids conducted in and around Prague.

Born Free has been campaigning for a global ban in the trade in ivory for nearly 30 years - and we’ve had results. As we launch our new Elephants in Crisis appeal, we look back at some of our most high-profile campaigns…

Last weekend, Born Free hosted its first Big Cat Workshop. Born Free's Head of Education Laura Gosset describes the very successful event.

Much of the footage of wild elephants used in our Elephants in Crisis campaign was filmed on location in South Africa by our filmmaker Filip Fortuna. But how did we get that footage? Born Free’s Beth Brooks describes an unforgettable encounter

The Born Free Foundation has welcomed the news, reported yesterday, that Wales will introduce a bill to ban wild animal in traveling circuses within the next twelve months.

South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has almost doubled its controversial annual export quota for skeletons from captive-bred lions from 800 in 2017 to 1,500 in 2018.

14th July marks the 16th anniversary of the day Springer, the orphaned baby orca, was released back to her home waters and her orca community.

It’s been nearly a week since King was introduced to his new home at our big cat sanctuary in Shamwari, South Africa, so how’s he getting on?

Born Free Kenya’s field team in Meru National Park has been tracking six prides of lions for two years - Elsa’s, Sanctuary, Mulika, Nairobi Girls, Bisanadi and G-Coy. Here, Moses Gitonga & Victor Cheruiyot reveal a lion cub boom within the prides.

Mark your calendars for 14th July and join Born Free, the Jane Goodall Institute, and other world leaders in celebrating the first-ever World Chimpanzee Day!