News & Updates

The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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On top of the world!

Born Free Kenya’s Newton Simiyu recalls the highs and lows of scaling Mount Kenya as part of our Climb for Conservation team.

2022 winners of the McKenna-Travers Award for Compassionate Conservation

Born Free is thrilled to announce that the winner of the 2022 McKenna-Travers Award for Compassionate Conservation is Letícia Benavalli.

Update on Noku

With your support, Noku the orphaned elephant calf is now thriving in the forests of Liberia, helping ELRECO protect this Critically Endangered species.

Banning trophy hunting for animal welfare, conservation and communities

Born Free's latest initiative targets the EU trophy hunting market.

Saving lions together

To commemorate our special Year of the Lion, Born Free has launched an urgent public appeal to raise funds to save lives and stop suffering.

Remembering captive animals on World Mental Health Day

This 'World Mental Health Day' Born Free’s Captivity Campaigns Information Coordinator, Sarah Jefferson, considers the psychological effects that captivity can have on wild animals.

Turtle power: One year on

It's been one year since the release back to the wild of two sea turtles held in captivity for 15 and 34 years. How are Genoveffa and Gavino getting on?

Born Free Forever lions roar into Edinburgh!

Don't miss our magnificent pride of bronze lion sculptures as they round-off their UK tour with a stay in Scotland!

Born Free’s Education Team celebrates World Animal Day

Born Free’s Head of Education, Laura Gosset rounds-up a day of fun wildlife learning activities from around the world.

TCS London Marathon: ‘The Pride’ did us proud!

Born Free’s Carina Hibbett congratulates our Run Wild ‘pride’, who took part in the world’s most famous road-race in aid of Born Free this October.