News & Updates

Born Free has a long history of supporting gorilla and chimpanzee conservation and rescue in Cameroon.

Our Captivity Research Officer Chris Lewis gives a personal insight into Born Free’s new report exposing the plight of elephants in zoos and explains his own individual journey.

Shock omission of animal welfare commitments from Queen’s Speech leaves campaigners hanging.

For just the second time in history, rare apes – rescued from wildlife traffickers – have been given a second chance of life in the wild.

Updates on some of the precious animals you care for.

Born Free’s Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg explains why she recently attended an Extinction Rebellion rally in London.

Our closest living relatives are under unprecedented threat from destruction of tropical forests, illegal wildlife trade and commercial bushmeat hunting. Ape advocate and leading expert Ian Redmond reports.

On Bird Day, Flo Blackbourn honours our feathered friends the magpie, the pigeon and other species seen by some as pests.

Our powerful new report exposes the reality of elephants exploited in captivity, and calls on all zoos to become elephant-free.

It’s International Leopard Day, so let’s raise a roar for these magnificent, powerful big cats – not least our remarkable, record-breaking female Leda.