News & Updates

Want to save rare species? Empowering local people and funding community-based conservation is the key.

Your generous donations to our recent Apes on the Edge appeal have already had a remarkable impact.

Born Free’s Youth Engagement Assistant, Eve Pawsey, tells us about the organisation’s new TikTok account and what it takes to create fun and engaging educational content.

Meru is where our Co-Founder Virginia McKenna OBE learned to love lions and love Africa. She considers the park’s influence on her family and explains why Elsa’s descendants need you today.

Born Free works to put a stop to snares posing a significant and painful threat to lions.

Our shocking new report highlights that despite claims, only a small portion of CCZ zoo’s income is spent on field conservation.

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.

New research shows majority of species kept in charitable UK zoos aren’t threatened with extinction.

Virginia McKenna OBE, Born Free's Co-Founder & Trustee, remembers Elsa the world-famous lioness on the 60th anniversary of her death.

Here’s 10 facts you need to know about this fascinating creature and the issues it is facing.