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Let’s strive to positively coexist!

It’s World Wildlife Conservation Day and Born Free’s Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg encourages each of us to play our part in coexisting with nature.

Back from the brink – Born Free calls for transformative change

Ahead of COP15 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Born Free, is urging the world’s governments to ensure targets are ambitious, actionable and have the wellbeing of all wildlife at their core.

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.

Drought disaster update

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.

CITES Q&A

Ahead of CITES CoP, starting 19 November 2022, we look at what CITES is, why it's important and where Born Free stands on key issues.

Habitat degradation and climate change

World Habitat Day 2022 is a reminder to all of us to 'Mind the Gap. Leave No One and Place Behind'.

Apes on the edge: Success or failure for gorillas?

On World Gorilla Day, our Head of Conservation, Dr Nikki Tagg, examines the double-edged reality faced by our closest cousins.

Back to school with Born Free

With children heading back to school, Born Free’s Education Officer Charlie Baker explains how you can GO WILD with your class this term as we support teachers.

Born free’s Great Debate school event, in London

To help students become the next generation of change-makers, Born Free held a major, in person event at SOAS University of London’s Brunei Gallery, attended by pupils and teachers.

World Environment Day: Treat or threat?

This World Environment Day you can be 100% forest friendly and help protect chimpanzees and gorillas when you choose shade-grown cocoa and coffee.