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Born Free’s dynamic Twiga Team on patrol © George Leakey

It’s World Ranger Day 2024

Join Born Free as we celebrate these frontline heroes and remember the important role they play in conservation.
Close up of a badger standing up facing the camera

Born Free to lobby the new government for an end to the badger cull

Join us in London on Tuesday 3rd September to call on the new Government to #KillTheCull
A wild male lion in Kenya

Born Free and Kenya Wildlife Service save male lion from snare

Born Free and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) have worked together to rescue a seven-year-old male lion, named General, from a deadly wire noose.
A photo of a hyena carrying a cardboard box packed with meat and vegetables, in its mouth

Caring for rescued lions, hyenas, monkeys and more!

With your help, Born Free provides species-specific enrichment for rescued animals at Ensessa Kotteh, Ethiopia. Our Rescue & Care Officer Dr Andrea Donaldson reports.
Chimpanzees Issac and Buck (c) Bulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project

Living with chimpanzees

What happens when a chimpanzee spots their reflection in a window? On World Chimpanzee Day, Born Free’s colleague Dr Matthew McLennan reveals the reality of living alongside our closest living relative.
Cattle standing in a line eating grass

Village saving groups benefit hundreds of families in Kenya

To create a platform to involve communities in conservation, Born Free is helping establish dozens of local saving groups in Kenya, benefitting hundreds of families. Elizabeth Yiambaine, Education Officer for Amboseli, Kenya reports.
A crowd of people at a demonstration holding banners with images of wildlife on them

Marching for nature

Born Free joined thousands of people at the Restore Nature Now rally in central London, to urge political leaders to take action to tackle the UK’s wildlife crisis. Our Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg reports.
A single giraffe standing tall in Meru National Park

Celebrating World Giraffe Day

Irene Kanga, Monitoring Officer for our Saving Meru's Giants programme in Kenya, tells us how Born Free is helping protect giraffes in Meru.
An adult cheetah lying on the grass looking relaxed.

Farewell Barega

We are extremely sad to share the news that our precious rescued male cheetah Barega, who lived at Ensessa Kotteh wildlife centre in Ethiopia, passed away last month.
Dame Virginia McKenna sitting in an armchair, looking towards the camera with her hands in her lap. Behind her is a framed photo of her and Girl, the lion who played Elsa in the film Born Free

Happy birthday Virginia!

Born Free’s Executive President, Will Travers OBE, pays tribute to his remarkable mother, our charity’s Co-Founder Dame Virginia McKenna, on her 93rd birthday.