News & Updates

Virginia McKenna has today been awarded her Damehood at Windsor Castle. The honour, conferred by The Prince of Wales, is in recognition of her work for Wild Animal Welfare and Compassionate Conservation.

We don’t just rescue lions, tigers and bears. It’s Hedgehog Awareness Week and the perfect time to celebrate the wonderful wild animals on our doorstep.

A few months ago, you helped rescue an orphaned pangopup in the tropical forests of Central African Republic. Our Rescue & Care team reports on what happened next.

Two years ago today, thanks to your generous donations, we gave Sandro the tiger – rescued from a rundown Spanish zoo – a new home at a sanctuary in Italy.

Born Free’s Rescue & Care team responds to independent specialist wildlife vet’s assessment of female white tiger cub found in Greece.

Born Free’s dynamic colleagues at Zambia Primate Project have rescued several monkeys including two babies orphaned by human-wildlife conflict.

Our Editor Celia Nicholls looks back over our 2022 Year of the Lion – raising vital funds and awareness for the care and conservation of the symbol of Born Free.

Born Free marks a global day devoted to celebrating birds and encouraging their protection. Our Rescue & Care Officer Flo Blackbourn reports. 

Today is World Bear Day and the perfect opportunity to tell you about the rescued bear cubs currently being reared by our supported project in Russia – Orphan Bear Rescue Centre (OBRC), based 280 northwest of Moscow.

A year ago today four servals, confiscated as illegal pets in Belgium, started a new life at a Born Free-funded sanctuary in South Africa.