News & Updates

The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

Press contact: [email protected]+44 (0)1403 240 170

Meet the elephant family

The Elephant Family is a wild herd who live in Amboseli National Park, in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, Kenya.

Every animal counts

Born Free’s adoption scheme helps protect rescued and wild animals around the world.

Remembering kumbuka

Virginia McKenna OBE, Born Free's Co-Founder & Trustee, reflects on the recent death of Kumbuka.

Farewell queen

We are sorry to report that beautiful white lioness, Queen, has died.

Cubs exploited for profit

The tragic life of cubs born in lion breeding farms for the canned hunting and lion bone industries.

Lions of lyon: journey’s end

The Lions of Lyon have arrived at our big cat sanctuary in South Africa! Born Free’s Beth Brooks updates on their journey.

10 facts about canned hunting

We’ve just launched a new campaign to end canned hunting – but what is canned hunting? Here’s 10 facts you need to know about this cruel industry

Please don’t overturn the cites ban on sending baby african elephants to foreign zoos and circuses

PLEASE DON’T OVERTURN THE CITES BAN ON SENDING BABY AFRICAN ELEPHANTS TO FOREIGN ZOOS AND CIRCUSES

Let’s hear it for the girls!

New names for Kuuma and Girl!

10 facts about trophy hunting

We have recently launched a report, Trophy Hunting: Busting the myths and exposing the cruelty, to examine the scale, scope and impact of trophy hunting and debunk the claims made by trophy hunters. Taken from that report, here’s 10 facts you need to know about trophy hunting