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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.
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.
A wild tiger walking along a track

The travelling tiger

A tiger has undertaken an extraordinary 1,240-mile journey across India, which highlights why tiger ‘corridors’ are so important, explains Born Free’s Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg.
A pine Martin standing on a wooden platform

Can tolerance help people and wildlife coexist?

Dr Keziah Nuttall, Born Free’s Conservation Manager, considers how tolerance and acceptance of wildlife can help people and wild animals to coexist.
Elsa the lioness lying on top of a Land Rover

Born Free celebrates Elsa

We remember the iconic lioness, who was born on this day 68 years ago. In her memory, our charity is devoted to impactful lion conservation and her legacy lives on in Meru National Park, Kenya.
A Bengal tiger standing serenely in dense shrubland

Thank you, Gopal! How one tiger helps save his entire species

It’s ten years since Gopal the tiger arrived at our sanctuary in India but, during this time, his adoption has helped support our wider work, including impactful tiger conservation.
Born Free's Director of Fundraising Katie Arber stands in the middle of the Kenyan de-snaring team

Stories from the field: A first-time visit to Meru, Kenya

Katie Arber, Born Free’s Director of Fundraising, has happy memories of her visit to our projects in Kenya, in November 2023, but realises our work is more vital than ever before.
An adult tiger walking through a forested area

Indian seminar celebrates 20 years of saving tigers

2024 marks an extraordinary 20-year milestone for the Satpuda Landscape Tiger Partnership (SLTP), a collective of organisations founded by Born Free, working to protect the tigers of India’s Satpuda Landscape.
A large group of people standing together

Great Ape survival on the agenda in Paris

Born Free attends UN body on great ape conservation.