News & Updates

New book Cuddle Me Kill Me that lifts the lid on South Africa’s gruesome lion farming and canned hunting industries has launched today, with Born Free benefiting from the proceeds.

Born Free's President & Co-Founder Will Travers OBE explains why broadcasters must make the story, not political correctness, a priority.

Born Free's Sarah Locke pays tribute to the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to protect wildlife this World Ranger Day.

Born Free has cautiously welcomed the news that leading holiday operator Thomas Cook is to stop selling tickets to facilities keeping orca in captivity. This includes the controversial SeaWorld parks and Loro Parque in Tenerife.

Born Free has welcomed the UK Wildlife Crime Policing Strategy for 2018-2021. The strategy, which has been endorsed by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and Police and Crime Commissioners, emphasises the importance of tackling wildlife crime in the UK, in order to protect biodiversity, conserve wild species, and improve animal welfare, for the sake of wildlife and the health and well-being of people.

From a squalid cage in a Paris apartment to the African bush, King has been in his new home at our big cat sanctuary in Shamwari, South Africa, for just over two weeks.

Meru National Park, 350kms north east of Nairobi, is a unique and diverse wildlife habitat. It is rich in animal species with most dwelling around the western borderline. This area generally receives plenty of rainfall – keeping vegetation cover green and attracting wild animals. However, indiscriminate poaching is generally higher in this area. Poachers rely mostly on wire snares and, on rare occasion, bows and arrows.

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.