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World pangolin day 2022

Let’s celebrate pangolins and keep them safe!

Namibia determined to export live elephants despite outcry

Namibian authorities look set to forge ahead with the export of live wild-caught elephants for captive use.

Malawi joins calls for a global agreement to tackle wildlife crime

The President of Malawi H.E. Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has announced his support for the development of a global agreement to tackle wildlife crime, adding his voice to those of the Presidents of Gabon, Costa Rica and Angola.

Success: marston’s cancels pub event involving wild animals

We welcome news that leading independent brewery and pub retailer has taken this positive step following a joint letter from Born Free and OneKind, and reiterate calls to ban the use of wild animals for exhibition or performance.

Another young cheetah rescued in ethiopia

Born Free Ethiopia undertake a six-day round trip to bring Dehar to safety.

The lions of lockdown are home!

From the circus to South Africa: Four lions’ incredible journey to their ancestral homeland.

Born free supports calls for a ban on sale and use of glue traps in the uk

Born Free believes that glue traps cause extreme and potentially prolonged animal suffering to both target and non-target species.

Thank you for helping save africa’s giants!

We hope you feel proud of all we’ve achieved together to protect rare giraffes and elephants.

Could you win our primate award?

Born Free’s annual Primate Society of Great Britain grant is now open for nominations and we want to hear from you!

Spirit of elsa

Today is a very special day for our charity as we remember Elsa the lioness.