News & Updates

The lives of two baby elephants have been saved, thanks to a big team effort and two emergency rescue operations.

Born Free is appalled by tens of thousands more badgers brutally killed under the UK government’s ineffective and inhumane scheme.

On 29th March 1997, Born Free first opened our big cat sanctuary at Shamwari, in South Africa. Our manager there, Catherine Gillson, looks back on 25 years of giving a loving, lifetime home to rescued lions and leopards.

Celebrating our Year of the Lion!

New holistic approach to sustainable development that reflects the connections between people, their health and the environment.

Read more about Simba's heartbreaking story... and how YOU can help.

Here is a bear-rilliant way to celebrate World Bear Day with Born Free!

Petition calling for suspension of the Free Trade Agreement with the Faroe Islands reaches over 100,000 signatures amidst growing public support.

Will Travers OBE reflects on the remarkable work achieved over the past 38 years, and sets out his vision for a more compassionate future.

Research, co-authored by Born Free’s Dr Mark Jones, finds no evidence the mass killing of badgers prevents bovine TB in cattle.