News & Updates

The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Help end captive reindeer exploitation

Born Free joins leading animal welfare organisations to campaign to end the cruel use of captive reindeer in festive displays across the UK.

Team Twiga takes action to save giraffes

Thanks to your donations, Born Free has made HUGE progress as we work with local people to protect rare giraffes in Kenya.

Supporting literacy & environmental learning in Zambia

Born Free’s Global Friends programme is having a big impact, encouraging young people to learn about wild animals.

Adam M Roberts: Man for all reasons

Our Executive President Will Travers OBE fondly remembers Adam Roberts, the remarkable former CEO of the Born Free Foundation and Born Free USA.

Doing good on Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is a global movement inspiring millions of people to volunteer, share skills and support a good cause. Born Free's Executive President Will Travers OBE reports.

Working together to stop animal cruelty on social media

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.

Did CITES COP19 deliver for wildlife?

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.

Did CITES deliver for wildlife?

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.

Power to the people!

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

Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition Bill) completes 2nd reading in Parliament

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.