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A group of people playing football in Cameroon

Sport energises conservation in Cameroon

A week-long sporting event in Cameroon provides an exciting opportunity for our team to raise awareness to conservation.
A small animal in a cage at a wildlife market

United Nations ignores opportunity to prevent future pandemics

Born Free is disappointed that today’s Declaration by the United Nations fails to protect animals and nature, or tackle key risk factors to prevent pandemics in the future.
A monkey with a chain around its neck sits on top of a cage

Born Free praises inclusion of animal cruelty in Online Safety Bill

A new Online Safety Act to tackle animal cruelty content and hold social media companies to account will now become law.
Two spider monkeys desperately clinging to the bars of a cage

Will new EU crime directive be a game changer for wild animals?

Born Free is encouraging progressive revision to current weak European legislation, to help prevent wildlife crime including trafficking of rare species.
Two dolphins in a pool taking part in a show and playing with a ball

Great news for wild animals suffering for tourism

Born Free applauds massive step forward as Bill banning promotion of abusive activities involving animals abroad passes final stages.
A macaque staring through the bars of a cage

New report shines light on the suffering of pet macaques

As part of the Asia for Animals Coalition, Born Free has helped compile an important new report exposing the horrific exploitation of pet macaques for social media.
A dead lion turned into a rug is laid out on grass

A handful of unelected peers thwart progress of UK hunting trophy import ban

Efforts to progress a Bill to prohibit the import of hunting trophies from threatened and protected species were thwarted in the House of Lords on 12th September by a few Members who cynically used parliamentary procedure to their advantage.

Born free’s latest ivory investigation

Our most recent UK ivory investigation reveals an encouraging reduction in ivory listings, but there is still work to be done.

Is it time to ban exotic pet ownership?

Born Free welcomes Good Morning Britain debate on the keeping of exotic pets.

Defra release new details of badger culling in 2023

Figures reveal a further 24,000 badgers could be killed under licence in the remainder of this year.