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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 fluffy fox cub sits on the grass

40 ways to celebrate and help wild animals

To mark Born Free's 40th anniversary, we've created a list of 40 easy and practical ways you can help wild animals.
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 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.
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 group of school children standing next to an area of land which they have cleared

Kanjoo School clean up

Ivy Malemba, from our Born Free Kenya team, reports on an exciting new initiative at Kanjoo Secondary School to carefully dispose of rubbish and thus help protect wild habitats.
A sunset over he African savannah with zebra, giraffe and other animals drinking from a watering hole

Celebrating World Wildlife Conservation Day

To celebrate World Wildlife Conservation Day, we asked our inspiring field teams and partners for their conservation messages, celebrations, and insights.
An adult and young elephant grazing in grassland

How do you ID an elephant?

At Born Free, we believe every elephant matters – but how do we tell them apart?
A wild elephant

How Born Free helps protect elephants in the wild

From our very first field project to cutting edge innovation today, Born Free is devoted to impactful elephant conservation, reports Conservation Manager Penny Banham.