A cheetah sits on top of a mound of earth looking out at the landscape

Wildlife

The species we protect

Wildlife We Work With

Born Free works around the world to protect wild species and rescue animals from suffering.

Click on an animal below to learn more about individual species, our work and how you can get involved.
Two young African elephants butting heads in Amboseli National Park

African Elephants

A portrait of an African Wild Dog

African Wild Dogs

Two Asian elephants stood on a grassy plain in front of a lake

Asian Elephants

Two baboons grooming each other

Baboons

A bottlenose dolphin swimming in the sea

Bottlenose Dolphins

A brown bear cub holding on to a small tree

Brown Bears

A cheetah lying in the African bush

Cheetah

Three chimpanzees sitting on the branch of a tree

Chimpanzees

A group of five giraffe in Amboseli, Kenya, walking across dry ground in front of a row of bushes

Giraffes

A gorilla sits in the forest eating leaves from a branch

Gorillas

A hippo grazing in a marshy area of grass

Hippos

A leopard is standing towards the camera facing slightly towards the left

Leopards

A majestic lion walking through the savannah

Lions

A macaque monkey sitting in a tree, eating fruit

Long-tailed Macaques

An orangutan sitting in luscious green treetops

Orangutans

A wild orca swimming in the sea

Orcas

A close-up image of a pangolin in a tree

Pangolins

A group of three polar bears on the ice

Polar Bears

A rhino grazing in the savannah

Rhinos

A hyena standing in the long grass

Spotted Hyenas

A tiger walking through the forest

Tigers

Close up of a vervet monnkey with black face framed with white fur, and grey fur on the top of its head

Vervet Monkeys

Two wild zebras looking directly into the camera

Zebras

Our love and concern for animals should go beyond those within our personal environment. We should see the world as a whole, see nature in its entirety and realise the importance of humans being part of the animal world and animals being part of theirs. It is only in this way that we can prevent the complete destruction of our environment and perhaps, ultimately, of ourselves.

Dame Virginia McKenna DBE