News & Updates

For 40 years, Born Free has fought to free captive whales and dolphins. We won’t stop until their exploitation stops but, we need your help, explains Sarah Jefferson from our Policy team.

Great apes are captivating animals with complex social structures - but researchers are still trying to make sense of a recent case of a baby chimp being 'kidnapped'.

You might have heard that beehive fences can help local people live in harmony with elephants but, with honey harvests now underway, we dig deeper with our Born Free Kenya team.

We recently had a chat with Dr David Manoa, our newly-promoted Head of Kenya Conservation and a key member of our team, about his love of the wild.

Throughout the world, hundreds of cheetahs are exploited in zoos and kept as status symbol pets. Frankie Osuch from our Policy team reports.

Nature-based Solutions are a hot topic in the conservation world – but what are they, and how do they work? Last month, Born Free attended a conference at the Oxford University Natural History Museum, exploring the concept further.

Born Free calls on all political parties to commit to a comprehensive review of the trade in and keeping of exotic pets in the UK.

Born Free's Senior Wildlife Consultant Ian Redmond OBE reports on the killing of much-loved 'tusker' elephants in Tanzania, and why recent news stories have sparked concern.

Born Free’s Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg highlights the mystery and uniqueness of bonobos and reports on what Born Free is doing to protect these rare great apes.

Born Free’s Senior Wildlife Consultant, Ian Redmond OBE, reports from Uzbekistan following the 14th meeting of the UN's Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.