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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Practical Training on the Production of Compost

Conservation Composting

To celebrate International Day of Forests, Donald Mbohli, Programme Lead for Born Free’s Guardians of Dja initiative, explains how composting is helping protect Cameroon’s apes.
A young chimpanzee in the forest, smiling at the camera

Could you win this prestigious award?

Born Free’s annual Primate Society of Great Britain Conservation Grant is open for applications!
A chimpanzee sitting high up in the treetops, gripping a tree branch

New group of chimpanzees monitored in Uganda

Dr Matthew McLennan, Director of the Born Free-supported Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project, introduces us to the Kiraira-Kasunga chimpanzees.
Two chimpanzees sitting on a wooden platform. One has its arm around the other

Thirty years of rescue in Cameroon

Last year, our long-term colleagues at Limbe Wildlife Centre in Cameroon celebrated three decades of wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release. Born Free’s Dr Andrea Donaldson looks back at what this world-class facility has achieved.
A large group of people standing together

Great Ape survival on the agenda in Paris

Born Free attends UN body on great ape conservation.

Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary celebrates its 25-year anniversary

Born Free’s Rescue & Care Officer Dr Andrea Donaldson looks back at their history, and what they have achieved.

Simao – one year on

Do you remember Simao, Fifi, Tze and Tita the orphan chimpanzees in Guinea Bissau? Born Free checks in on them a year after being rescued.

In conversation: Dr Matthew McLennan from BCCP

To celebrate World Chimpanzee Day, we recently spoke with the project director of the Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project, one of Born Free’s partners in Uganda.

Together, let’s celebrate chimpanzees

With you by our side, Born Free is devoted to the care and conservation of these remarkable apes. Rescue & Care Officer Dr Andrea Donaldson reports.

Vital new bridge saves lives in Cameroon

Born Free initiative provides a lifeline for communities living alongside endangered gorillas and chimpanzees.