News & Updates

Born Free recently joined the ‘Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition’ with the united aim of addressing the issue of animal cruelty videos on social media.

The conservation world has been focussed on Panama over the past two weeks, where the 19th Conference of the Parties to CITES, the global wildlife regulator, took place.

Our Head of Policy, Dr Mark Jones, reports on a major wildlife trade conference in Panama, where Born Free fought to protect wild animals, with our colleagues at Species Survival Network.

Want to save rare species? Empowering local people and funding community-based conservation is the key.

Henry Smith MP's Private Members Bill calling for a ban on the import of wild animal trophies completed its 2nd reading in the House of Commons.

Your generous donations to our recent Apes on the Edge appeal have already had a remarkable impact.

Born Free’s Head of Policy, Dr Mark Jones chats to Nomusa Dube, founder of the Zimbabwe Elephant Foundation, dedicated to helping communities co-exist with wildlife.

The world’s wildlife trade regulator has recommended a raft of measures aimed at reducing the risk of future zoonotic diseases emerging from trade in protected species.

Born Free reports on a continuing crisis for wild animals and local people in Kenya, as a devastating drought, the worst in decades, continues to grip eastern Africa.

Our Head of Policy, Dr Mark Jones, urges the UK government to make good on their promise to ban trophy hunting imports and set a precedent for other countries to follow.