News & Updates

Born Free exposes the plight of wild animals exploited as souvenir photo props and calls on the British public to pledge not to take ‘Selfish Selfies’ on their summer holidays.

An escaped red panda from Newquay Zoo was found almost half-a-mile away near a greengrocers.

The UK Government has dropped a bill which would have restricted the keeping of primates of pets and tightened zoo licensing requirements, as well as banning exports of live farmed animals and tackling puppy smuggling.

A report prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) indicating growing momentum among governments for the development of a global agreement against wildlife trafficking, will be debated at a UN meeting in Vienna this week.

Born Free applauds today’s announcement by the UK Government of its intention to extend its domestic ban on ivory trade to hippos, walruses, narwhals, sperm whales, and orcas.

Born Free has built ten ‘Beehive Fences’ to reduce crop-raiding and promote co-existence between people and elephants in Kenya. Have they had an impact? Our Conservation team reports.

Born Free Kenya Country Director Tim Oloo provides a statement in response to reports of the retaliatory killing of 11 lions in Amboseli, Kenya.

Born Free’s Head of Policy, Dr Mark Jones, has co-authored a report which investigates and challenges the Government’s claims that it is phasing out badger culling.

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.

Born Free has signed an open letter to the Conservative Government, decrying the lack of progress made by this Government on animal protection and welfare since the publication of its Action Plan for Animal Welfare.