News & Updates

The UK Government has dropped a bill which would have restricted the keeping of primates of pets and tightened zoo licensing requirements, as well as banning exports of live farmed animals and tackling puppy smuggling.

Mark Quince is cycling 1,000 miles in 10 days to raise money for Born Free. His toughest challenge to date, he is taking on Lands’ End to John O’Groats from 1st–10th June.

A report prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) indicating growing momentum among governments for the development of a global agreement against wildlife trafficking, will be debated at a UN meeting in Vienna this week.

Born Free applauds today’s announcement by the UK Government of its intention to extend its domestic ban on ivory trade to hippos, walruses, narwhals, sperm whales, and orcas.

Life on Earth is richly diverse and intricately interconnected but, we must each take personal action to counter biodiversity loss, explains Born Free’s International Policy Specialist Adeline Lerambert.

Born Free has built ten ‘Beehive Fences’ to reduce crop-raiding and promote co-existence between people and elephants in Kenya. Have they had an impact? Our Conservation team reports.

Growing scientific evidence shows keeping wildlife in the wild is essential in our fight against the climate crisis. We need to save wild animals to save ourselves, explains Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg.

Our Head of Policy Dr Mark Jones talks to Ralph Chami, Assistant Director at the International Monetary Fund, about his work as an economist and his passion for wildlife.

Born Free Kenya Country Director Tim Oloo provides a statement in response to reports of the retaliatory killing of 11 lions in Amboseli, Kenya.

Our Saving Meru’s Giants Manager Newton Simiyu explains why identifying individual elephants and giraffes is a key part of our mission to secure their future.