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Colobus Monkey (c) Ontulili Primates Protection

Grant win leads to colobus conservation success

From employing local guardians to planting trees and raising awareness through art, Ontulili Primates Protection has had an incredible impact, with the help of our 2023 grant.
Born Free’s dynamic Twiga Team on patrol © George Leakey

It’s World Ranger Day 2024

Join Born Free as we celebrate these frontline heroes and remember the important role they play in conservation.
A close-up image of people's hands planting trees into the soil

Are Nature-based Solutions an important tool for conservation?

Nature-based Solutions are a hot topic in the conservation world – but what are they, and how do they work? Last month, Born Free attended a conference at the Oxford University Natural History Museum, exploring the concept further.
A wild male lion in Kenya

Born Free and Kenya Wildlife Service save male lion from snare

Born Free and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) have worked together to rescue a seven-year-old male lion, named General, from a deadly wire noose.
Eto’o (front) and Nkamum, Mefou Primate Sanctuary © Ian Bickerstaff, Ape Action Africa

Saving gorillas with Ape Action Africa

Born Free is delighted to announce the wonderful Ape Action Africa as our vital new partner in Cameroon.
Chimpanzees Issac and Buck (c) Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project

Living with chimpanzees

What happens when a chimpanzee spots their reflection in a window? On World Chimpanzee Day, Born Free’s colleague Dr Matthew McLennan reveals the reality of living alongside our closest living relative.
Michael Mugo, Pride of Meru Programme Manager, speaking at the National Museums of Kenya conference

Born Free attends key conference in Kenya

Our team has played a vital role in an international scientific conference in Kenya – a ground-breaking exploration of development, conservation and climate change.
A crowd of people at a demonstration holding banners with images of wildlife on them

Marching for nature

Born Free joined thousands of people at the Restore Nature Now rally in central London, to urge political leaders to take action to tackle the UK’s wildlife crisis. Our Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg reports.
A single giraffe standing tall in Meru National Park

Celebrating World Giraffe Day

Irene Kanga, Monitoring Officer for our Saving Meru's Giants programme in Kenya, tells us how Born Free is helping protect giraffes in Meru.
A close-up of a black-and-gold howler monkey. Its mouth is wide open in a howl and it is in a tree

PSGB winner 2024: a win for black-and-gold howler monkeys

Born Free is delighted to announce the winner of this year’s Primate Society of Great Britain conservation grant.