News & Updates

Born Free’s Co-Founder Virginia McKenna OBE considers the plight of Happy the elephant, held captive at Bronx Zoo, USA for over 40 years.

Our Policy Support Officer Frankie Osuch gives a personal insight into Born Free’s new report which uncovers disturbing evidence that large volumes of ivory are still being sold online.

Born Free’s responds to BIAZA blog which followed the release of our report.

As the long-awaited Ivory Act is finally implemented, a Born Free investigation uncovers evidence that large volumes of ivory are still being sold online. Read our report.

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

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

The announcement by The Aspinall Foundation that they will be moving their entire herd of 13 African elephants from Howletts Zoo in Kent to Kenya has been welcomed by the Born Free Foundation.

Born Free is saddened to hear that Duchess, a female African elephant kept at Paignton Zoo, UK, has died.

We have recently launched a report, Trophy Hunting: Busting the myths and exposing the cruelty, to examine the scale, scope and impact of trophy hunting and debunk the claims made by trophy hunters. Taken from that report, here’s 10 facts you need to know about trophy hunting

Also known as an ankus or goad, a bullhook it is a stout pole with a metal hook and a metal tip on the end. It is used in training and controlling elephants by a handler applying pressure to sensitive points on an elephant’s body.