News & Updates

The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Chimpanzee in a tree

Conservation incentives are a win-win

Providing incentives to reduce hunting wild animals for meat can benefit people and wildlife. Born Free’s Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg reports on exciting new research from the Dja Biosphere Reserve, Cameroon.
A black banner with a close-up of tiger's eyes and the text 'Tigers in Crisis' overlaid

What is the Green Match Fund?

Find out how this national initiative will help fund Born Free’s vital tiger conservation work, by doubling your donations between the 18th and 25th April.
Letícia Benavalli installing a camera trap

Catching up with our McKenna-Travers Award winners

We take a look at the fantastic achievements of some previous winners of Born Free’s important conservation award, which recognises outstanding work to protect rare wildlife.
Practical Training on the Production of Compost

Conservation Composting

To celebrate International Day of Forests, Donald Mbohli, Programme Lead for Born Free’s Guardians of Dja initiative, explains how composting is helping protect Cameroon’s apes.
A lioness walks in grass in golden light

Wildlife empowered: A conservation journey

In celebration of International Women’s Day, we spoke with one of Born Free’s inspiring female conservationists: Faith Ndunge.
A group of men wearing Born Free T-shirts helping to construct a boma

Life-saving ‘bomas’ arrive in Meru

Based on our successful work in Amboseli, Kenya, Born Free’s important new project in Meru is empowering local people, protecting livestock and saving lions.
A rhino with large horn is emerging from behind a bush

Rhino poaching on the rise again in South Africa

Latest government figures from South Africa reveal an increase in rhino killing since 2020.
A group of people standing in front of a banner with a tiger on it

Tiger conservation: The next 20 years?

As the Satpuda Landscape Tiger Partnership celebrates 20 years, their annual seminar considered the next two decades of tiger conservation in the forests of Central India.
A young chimpanzee in the forest, smiling at the camera

Could you win this prestigious award?

Born Free’s annual Primate Society of Great Britain Conservation Grant is open for applications!
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.