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In spite of outrage following cecil’s death, the slaughter of lions continues

Six years after the killing of Cecil the lion by an American trophy hunter, news has emerged that yet another lion, named Mopane, has been slaughtered.

Born free calls for more ambition in global wildlife protection framework

Delegates At UN Convention On Biological Diversity Urged To Step Up.

Australia called on to do its bit for elephants

Two Year Anniversary Of Promise To Ban Ivory Trade.

Celebrating elephants

It’s World Elephant Day And, With You By Our Side, Born Free Pledges Anew To Protect Elephants In The Wild And Stop Their Exploitation In Captivity.

Africa’s biggest boma built to mark world lion day 2021

Born Free’s New ‘Mega Boma’ Will Protect Livestock, Promote Co-Existence With Local Communities And Save Kenya’s Wild Lions.

National disgrace

Born Free Supports Calls For A Ban On Trail Hunting And Tighter Enforcement Of The Hunting Act 2004, Not Least On National Trust Land.

Public support grows for geronimo the alpaca

The Fate Of Geronimo Could Prove A Turning Point In Bovine Tuberculosis Control Policy For Livestock And Badgers.

Badgers at bern

As the horrors of the UK badger cull continue, Born Free joins wildlife groups to provide further evidence to the Bern Convention for alleged breach of international treaty obligations.

Tigers in crisis campaign launched on international tiger day

Virginia Mckenna OBE, Will Travers OBE, And Born Free Founder Patron Joanna Lumley OBE Launch Appeal To Save The World’s Largest Cat, Before It Is Too Late.

Born free broadly welcomes south africa’s progressive wildlife policy proposals

Charity Urges Lion Breeding Industry Phase-Out To Prioritise Animal Welfare.