News & Updates

Born Free is in Panama, working with colleagues from the global Species Survival Network of almost 100 organisations dedicated to protecting animals and plants not only from illegal trade but the often the devastating impacts of legal international wildlife trade.

Although the United Nations Climate Change CoP27 summit agreed a historic Loss and Damage Fund, there was not enough action to combat the climate emergency.

Global wildlife trade regulator votes for a moratorium on exports of live wild-caught African elephants.

Born Free are delighted to share the news that Free Billy, narrated by Born Free’s very own matriarch, Virginia McKenna OBE, has received Best Human and Nature Documentary at the 2022 Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, in New York.

Are zoos really the centres of conservation and education that they make out to be and what are the consequences for the animals they hold? Born Free's Policy Officer Frankie Osuch delves deeper into the ethics of zoos.

Born Free and its partner NGOs are calling for urgent action to address ongoing concerns regarding legal and illegal trade in these imperilled big cat species.

It’s Orangutan Caring Week and Born Free’s Partnerships Officer, Molly Rutherford, encourages us to help orphan Timtom get the care she needs.

Encouraging each of us to celebrate World Kindness Day, Born Free’s Head of Education Laura Gosset considers how compassion is at the heart of our charity.

Born Free’s Youth Engagement Assistant, Eve Pawsey, tells us about the organisation’s new TikTok account and what it takes to create fun and engaging educational content.

Meru is where our Co-Founder Virginia McKenna OBE learned to love lions and love Africa. She considers the park’s influence on her family and explains why Elsa’s descendants need you today.