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News & Updates
The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.
Jungle not jail for our closest cousins
Powerful new Born Free report exposes the plight of captive great apes in zoos.
Zoo breeding tragedies highlight the need for a Roar-Free UK
Ten months on from the release of Born Free’s hard-hitting report, ‘Clawing at the Cages’, recent events continue to highlight why big cats simply do not belong in zoos.
Elephants at Shanghai Wild Animal Park: Born Free reaction
Born Free is extremely concerned to see videos and images circulated featuring the African elephants at Shanghai Wild Animal Park, China.
Planning application for new zoo in Cumbria denied
Born Free welcomes the news that the previous management team at South Lakes Safari Zoo will not be opening a new zoo in Cumbria.
Plight of orcas and dolphins at Marineland continues
Born Free is extremely concerned by recent revelations regarding the health and welfare of orcas Wikie and Keijo, and 12 bottlenose dolphins, at the Marineland dolphinarium in Antibes, France.
Mental Health Awareness Week and Born Free
Why would a wildlife charity be interested in emotional well-being? And is unnatural, ‘zoochotic’ behaviour in captive wild animals a mental health issue?
Lone female orca in Loro Parque pregnant again
Born Free laments news of the impending birth of another captive orca at the marine park in Tenerife.
Shocking conditions for rescued chimps in DRC
Recent news has emerged that authorities in the DRC ordered the seizure of 12 chimpanzees from a rescue centre, to be relocated to a dilapidated government-run zoo in the capital city, Kinshasa.
Campaign calls for release of penguins kept underground
Born Free joins Freedom for Animals in calling for the removal of 15 gentoo penguins currently housed belowground at Sea Life, London.