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A wild tiger walking along a track

The travelling tiger

A tiger has undertaken an extraordinary 1,240-mile journey across India, which highlights why tiger ‘corridors’ are so important, explains Born Free’s Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg.
A pine Martin standing on a wooden platform

Can tolerance help people and wildlife coexist?

Dr Keziah Nuttall, Born Free’s Conservation Manager, considers how tolerance and acceptance of wildlife can help people and wild animals to coexist.
Elsa the lioness lying on top of a Land Rover

Born Free celebrates Elsa

We remember the iconic lioness, who was born on this day 68 years ago. In her memory, our charity is devoted to impactful lion conservation and her legacy lives on in Meru National Park, Kenya.
A Bengal tiger standing serenely in dense shrubland

Thank you, Gopal! How one tiger helps save his entire species

It’s ten years since Gopal the tiger arrived at our sanctuary in India but, during this time, his adoption has helped support our wider work, including impactful tiger conservation.
Born Free's Director of Fundraising Katie Arber stands in the middle of the Kenyan de-snaring team

Stories from the field: A first-time visit to Meru, Kenya

Katie Arber, Born Free’s Director of Fundraising, has happy memories of her visit to our projects in Kenya, in November 2023, but realises our work is more vital than ever before.
An adult tiger walking through a forested area

Indian seminar celebrates 20 years of saving tigers

2024 marks an extraordinary 20-year milestone for the Satpuda Landscape Tiger Partnership (SLTP), a collective of organisations founded by Born Free, working to protect the tigers of India’s Satpuda Landscape.
A large group of people standing together

Great Ape survival on the agenda in Paris

Born Free attends UN body on great ape conservation.
A group of elephants in the wild - two adults and a baby

New research suggests elephants give each other names

Researchers in Kenya have discovered elephants seem to call each other by individual names, the first time this has been recorded in non-humans.
A sunset over he African savannah with zebra, giraffe and other animals drinking from a watering hole

Celebrating World Wildlife Conservation Day

To celebrate World Wildlife Conservation Day, we asked our inspiring field teams and partners for their conservation messages, celebrations, and insights.
A herd of wild elephants walking through long grass

In Conversation: Newton Simiyu, Saving Meru’s Giants

Find out more about how Born Free is giving ‘Hope for Elephants’ in the Meru Conservation Area, Kenya.