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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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A lion is laid out as a rug on a grassy plain

France bans hunting trophy imports

New measures will also pave the way for regulating the keeping of wild animals as pets.
A photo of a family crouching down next to a dolphin which is lying on the tiled area next to a swimming pool. The people's faces are blurred.

Animals suffering overseas need your help

Please write to your MP urging them to demand action from the Secretary of State concerning animal abuse overseas.
A close up of a giant otter's head, looking to the right, with a muddy river bank in the background

Born Free’s ongoing battle for wildlife threatened by trade

The latest meeting of the CITES Animals Committee highlighted how legal wildlife trade is all too often overshadowed by illegal activity, undermining regulations.
A family of elephants, including a baby, crossing a river together

Renewed plans to cull elephants in southern Africa raise serious concerns

Born Free calls for compassion, science and coexistence in response to troubling recent events.
A close-up photo of a reptile's eye

50 years on: still wild, still dangerous, still legal

Born Free’s latest data reveals thousands of dangerous non-native wild animals are being kept as ‘pets’ in private homes across Britain.
A rhino with large horn stands in dry grassland

South African rhino horn ruling threatens global trade ban

High court ruling to allow the export of a privately-held rhino horn stockpile raises fears of devastating impact on the future of rhinos.
Photograph of an elephant standing in a dry grassy area with green bushes and trees in the background. The elephant is raising its trunk, possibly to grab or smell vegetation, under clear blue sky.

Born Free-backed elephant sanctuary in Portugal welcomes its first arrival

Pangea Elephant Sanctuary’s first resident, Julie, marks the end of wild animals in Portuguese circuses.
A photo of a male lion walking across a grassy savannah

Remember Cecil the lion, shot by a trophy hunter in 2015?

The UK still hasn’t banned the import of grotesque trophies from the barbaric ‘sport’ of trophy hunting. 11 years on – have we failed to learn the lessons from the brutal killing of Cecil?
Two elephants stand side by side by some water in a zoo enclosure

Born Free calls on Zurich Zoo to end elephant breeding

Following 11 deaths in 10 years, Born Free joins international group of elephant experts in calling for an end to the unnecessary suffering.
A photo of Roger Cook sitting at a desk in a recording studio

Tribute to Roger Cook

The trailblazing investigative reporter who brought the horrific practice of ‘canned lion hunting’ to the world’s attention.