News & Updates

You are invited to step up for lion conservation this August and walk 23,000 steps – register today for our roarsome annual charity challenge!

An incredible 23,945 school pupils joined Sir Michael for a live reading from classic children’s novel The Butterfly Lion, at our webinar last month. Education Officer Charlie Smith reports.

South Africa’s Cabinet has approved policies put forward by the Minister of Forests, Fisheries and the Environment that include ending intensive lion breeding and the intensive management and captive breeding of rhinos for commercial purposes.

Bill to ban trophy imports passes its second stage in the House of Commons.

Watch Tsar and Jamil's journey from Natuurhulpcentrum in Belgium, to their first steps on South African soil at Shamwari Big Cat Sanctuary.

Born into captivity, mistreated, malnourished, and rescued at the outbreak of war, we are delighted to announce that our ‘Ukraine Lions’ have finally found safety and sanctuary in their forever home in South Africa.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, we spoke with one of Born Free’s inspiring female conservationists: Faith Ndunge.

Based on our successful work in Amboseli, Kenya, Born Free’s important new project in Meru is empowering local people, protecting livestock and saving lions.

It’s the good news you’ve been waiting for – we’re about to take lions Tsar and Jamil to their ancestral homeland of South Africa! But, how do you safely move two rescued lions over 8,000 miles?

Born Free is deeply saddened to report the passing of dear Black, a beautiful lion rescued from a circus trailer in Bulgaria and given a new life at our sanctuary in South Africa.