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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Inspiring the next generation

Born Free’s Education Manager in South Africa, Vinourica Ndou, explains how a new careers expo event supports a generation of conservation-minded young people.

Go fake for the bear’s sake

Born Free’s Policy Advisor Dominic Dyer spoke at PETA’s parliamentary reception to encourage the MoD to use faux fur to replace real bear skin used for the Queen’s Guard’s caps.

Guardians of dja

Our major new conservation project in Cameroon is working with local people to make forests safe and protect apes.

Trophy hunter kills one of botswana’s biggest elephants

Born Free is saddened to learn that the country’s biggest ‘tusker’ elephant has been killed by a trophy hunter in Botswana, where a hunting ban has been recently lifted.

Apes on the edge – saving our closest cousins before it’s too late

This Earth Day show your support and help Born Free protect these most precious of primates as we unveil our new conservation project in Cameroon. Because there really is no planet without Apes!

New natural history gcse is great news for wildlife

It’s an exciting day for education and wildlife. Born Free’s Education Officer Charlie Baker welcomes the launch of a new GCSE devoted to protecting the planet.

Speaking out for captive animals

Born Free’s Captivity Campaigns Information Coordinator, Sarah Jefferson, reports on some of the problems faced by wild animals in captivity and how we can all help by raising a ‘Red Flag’ and speaking out.

Psgb awards 2022: a big win for mandrills!

Born Free is delighted to announce the winner of our Primate Society of Great Britain Grant (PSGB) has been chosen.

The Zoos Directive 20 years on – what’s changed?

Born Free's Head of Policy Dr Mark Jones reflects on 20 years of discourse on the role and relevance of zoos across Europe and the wider world, yet fears little has changed for the lives of zoo animals.

Faroe Islands’ dolphin slaughter

Born Free’s Policy Adviser, Dominic Dyer, has campaigned for years for marine animal protection. In this blog he explains why the slaughter of dolphins in The Faroe Islands should be consigned to history.