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Find all the latest resources from Born Free, including magazines and publications, reports, webinars and more.

A selection of items carved from ivory, including elephant ornaments, laid out on a blue cloth

Are Ivory Sellers Lying Through Their Teeth?

A Born Free investigation into the UK's Overt and Covert Online Ivory Trade (Updated 2023)
An elephant walks around a small zoo enclosure

Elephants in Zoos: A Legacy of Shame

Born Free's powerful new report exposes the reality of elephants exploited in captivity, and calls on all zoos to become elephant-free.
Two elephants stand in front of a circus tent

Exhibition or Exploitation?

Born Free report into the legal yet unethical and low-welfare practice of keeping and training wild animals for exhibition or performance in England, Scotland and Wales.
We’re calling for the UK Government to review and reform laws on exotic pet ownership.

The Exotic Pet-demic: UK’s ticking timebomb exposed

Born Free Foundation and the RSPCA call for an urgent review of current exotic pet legislation in this joint report.
Two tigers are in a small zoo enclosure behind glass, people stand taking photos through the glass

Zoos: Financing Conservation or Funding Captivity?

Born Free report evaluating the financial contribution of the Consortium of Charitable Zoos to in situ conservation.
Close up of a meerkat

Conservation or Collection?

Evaluating the conservation status of species housed and bred in licensed charitable UK zoos.
A giraffe is bending over in an indoor zoo enclosure with the photo taken through bars

Confined Giants: The Plight of Giraffes in European Zoos

Born Free investigates the welfare issues of giraffes living in captivity, and calls on European Zoos to phase out the keeping of giraffe.
Close up of the eyes and nose of a lion

Mainstreaming biodiversity & wild animal welfare through the Global Nature Recovery Investment Initiative

Born Free Foundation and Born Free USA Response to COVID-19
An animated elephant in a circus is stood behind a microphone.

Creature Discomforts

For us, lockdown was temporary. For some animals, it's for life. Help us rescue wild animals from a lifetime of lockdown.
Two macaques perform on small panted bikes

The Circus – No Place for Wild Animals

Born Free is convinced the circus is no place for wild animals. The stresses of frequent transport, the inadequacy of minimal housing space, the exploitative displays in the ring, and frequent accusations of abuse; it is clear that life in a circus brings compromises and cruelty to wild animals.