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A woman leaning into a pen to take a photo of a reindeer at a festive event.

Reindeer review

With your help, our joint campaign to end the cruel use of live reindeer at UK events and call for a more compassionate Christmas 2023, had a big impact.
A group of people standing in front of a banner with a tiger on it

Tiger conservation: The next 20 years?

As the Satpuda Landscape Tiger Partnership celebrates 20 years, their annual seminar considered the next two decades of tiger conservation in the forests of Central India.
A serval cat wearing a collar and lead

Exposing ‘exotic pet’ ownership in the UK

King cobras, crocodiles and cougars - we reveal the wild animals being kept next door.
A loggerhead turtle swimming in the bright blue sea

Migratory species: Finding a way to protect them

Born Free’s Senior Wildlife Consultant, Ian Redmond OBE, reports from Uzbekistan following the 14th meeting of the UN's Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.

Celebrate World Book Day with Michael Morpurgo

Your school is invited to join the internationally acclaimed author, one of Britain’s best-loved storytellers and long-term Born Free friend, at our webinar on 7 March 2024.
A young chimpanzee in the forest, smiling at the camera

Could you win this prestigious award?

Born Free’s annual Primate Society of Great Britain Conservation Grant is open for applications!
A chimpanzee sitting high up in the treetops, gripping a tree branch

New group of chimpanzees monitored in Uganda

Dr Matthew McLennan, Director of the Born Free-supported Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project, introduces us to the Kiraira-Kasunga chimpanzees.
A group of Eurasian lynx sitting close together in a green leafy forest

Nature without borders

Born Free is joining delegates from 133 governments at a key global wildlife meeting to improve protection for migratory species, hosted by the Government of Uzbekistan.
Two lions lying together on the grass. The lion in the foreground is side-on to the camera and looking up to the sky with his eyes closed.

Farewell Black

Born Free is deeply saddened to report the passing of dear Black, a beautiful lion rescued from a circus trailer in Bulgaria and given a new life at our sanctuary in South Africa.
A brown bear in a zoo enclosure stood on hind legs twisting its neck

Is zoochosis real?

With the recent announcement of a new horror video game of the same name, you may be wondering what ‘zoochosis’ really means. Our Policy Support Officer delves into the disturbing reality for many captive animals.