Ivory trade: not just an elephant crisis
It's not just elephants that are threatened by people's desire for ivory. As part of our Elephants in Crisis campaign, Born Free's Head of Policy Dr Mark Jones examines the other animals at risk.
News & Updates
The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.
Big cat diaries – september 2018
Glen Vena, Animal Care Manager at our big cat rescue centres in Shamwari, gives his latest update.
Solio: the hottest male in meru
Born Free Kenya’s Meru Conservation Area Research Officer Simiyu Newton reports on the antics of Meru National Park’s newest lion
Six key points on the uk ivory bill
The UK ivory bill is currently making its way through Parliament. Here's everything you need to know about this much-anticipated law in the making.
King honoured with animal rescue award
Born Free is delighted that King – the lion cub with a mighty name – has won the Animal Rescue Award at the Daily Mirror Animal Hero Awards.
International primate day: back to the wild
On International Primate Day, Dr Cheryl Mvula MBE. Born Free's Special Advisor and Senior Technical Advisor at Zambia Primate Project (ZPP), looks back at some of ZPP's success stories.
Co-existing with giants
As part of our Elephants in Crisis campaign, Born Free's Field Conservation Assistant Emily Neil explains how fiery hot chillies are helping to cool down human-elephant conflict.
Born free officially launches virginia mckenna award for compassionate conservation 2018
Born Free is delighted to announce that applications are now open for the Virginia McKenna Award for Compassionate Conservation (VMA) 2018.
Sniffing out wildlife crime in malawi
Malawi took a further step forward in its fight against the illegal wildlife trade on 9th August, with the introduction of the country’s first Wildlife Detection Dog Unit (WDDU).
Born free gives evidence against lion breeding in south africa
Born Free’s Head of Policy Dr Mark Jones gave evidence at this week’s Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs’ colloquium on the future of South Africa’s cruel and cynically commercial lion breeding industry.