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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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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.
Playing Football Under Born Free's Kick to Conserve Initiative

Football tournament promotes conservation in Kenya

As the UK looks forward to a summer of football with the Euros kicking off this month, Born Free’s ‘Kick to Conserve’ initiative is continuing to demonstrate the impact football can have for wild animals and communities.
Vultures (c) BAAVAN Team

How Born Free is helping protect vultures, otters and pangolins in India

Whilst tigers are often in the spotlight, the incredible Satpuda Landscape Tiger Partnership also protects a whole host of lesser known, but equally important, species.
Newton Simiyu, attending the SMART Global Congress 2024

Empowering conservation through technology

Newton Simiyu, Saving Meru’s Giants Programme Manager and devoted to elephant and giraffe conservation, explains how technology has a mammoth positive impact.