A year to challenge
Born Free’s Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg explains why she recently attended an Extinction Rebellion rally in London.
News & Updates
The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.
Planet of no apes?
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.
In defence of the pest
On Bird Day, Flo Blackbourn honours our feathered friends the magpie, the pigeon and other species seen by some as pests.
Elephants in zoos: a legacy of shame
Our powerful new report exposes the reality of elephants exploited in captivity, and calls on all zoos to become elephant-free.
The world’s oldest leopard?
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.
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!