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Three people standing with their arms around each other, under a shady pergola

The exchange visit

How do you provide the best possible care for a rescued big cat?! Our sanctuary team from South Africa recently paid a visit to our centre in Ethiopia to swap ideas. Born Free Manager Catherine Gillson reports.
Elsa the lioness lying on top of a Land Rover

Born Free celebrates Elsa

We remember the iconic lioness, who was born on this day 68 years ago. In her memory, our charity is devoted to impactful lion conservation and her legacy lives on in Meru National Park, Kenya.
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 mother rhino and calf standing together in the African bush

Ahead of Europe’s biggest hunting fair, new report dispels hunting lobby myths

Born Free has contributed to a report published today that aims to tackle misinformation spread by proponents of trophy hunting.

Adoption Diary: January 2024

The latest news on some of the adopted animals YOU help us look after.
A Bengal tiger standing serenely in dense shrubland

Thank you, Gopal! How one tiger helps save his entire species

It’s ten years since Gopal the tiger arrived at our sanctuary in India but, during this time, his adoption has helped support our wider work, including impactful tiger conservation.
Born Free's Director of Fundraising Katie Arber stands in the middle of the Kenyan de-snaring team

Stories from the field: A first-time visit to Meru, Kenya

Katie Arber, Born Free’s Director of Fundraising, has happy memories of her visit to our projects in Kenya, in November 2023, but realises our work is more vital than ever before.
An adult tiger walking through a forested area

Indian seminar celebrates 20 years of saving tigers

2024 marks an extraordinary 20-year milestone for the Satpuda Landscape Tiger Partnership (SLTP), a collective of organisations founded by Born Free, working to protect the tigers of India’s Satpuda Landscape.
A badger in a meadow of green grass. It is looking up to the sky

New report calls for an immediate end to cruel and ineffective badger culling

Badger Trust’s important new report emphasises the need for a collaborative and evidence-based approach to tackling cattle TB.

Born Free’s year ahead: much to look forward to in 2024

In a special year for our charity, we've got wild highlights and superb news!