News & Updates

What happens when a chimpanzee spots their reflection in a window? On World Chimpanzee Day, Born Free’s colleague Dr Matthew McLennan reveals the reality of living alongside our closest living relative.

To create a platform to involve communities in conservation, Born Free is helping establish dozens of local saving groups in Kenya, benefitting hundreds of families. Elizabeth Yiambaine, Education Officer for Amboseli, Kenya reports.

Born Free joined thousands of people at the Restore Nature Now rally in central London, to urge political leaders to take action to tackle the UK’s wildlife crisis. Our Head of Conservation Dr Nikki Tagg reports.

Irene Kanga, Monitoring Officer for our Saving Meru's Giants programme in Kenya, tells us how Born Free is helping protect giraffes in Meru.

We are extremely sad to share the news that our precious rescued male cheetah Barega, who lived at Ensessa Kotteh wildlife centre in Ethiopia, passed away last month.

Born Free’s Executive President, Will Travers OBE, pays tribute to his remarkable mother, our charity’s Co-Founder Dame Virginia McKenna, on her 93rd birthday.

Ginny and Alda, the two rescued leopards given a new life at Born Free's South African sanctuary, are thriving in their new home.

Whilst tigers are often in the spotlight, the incredible Satpuda Landscape Tiger Partnership also protects a whole host of lesser known, but equally important, species.

Newton Simiyu, Saving Meru’s Giants Programme Manager and devoted to elephant and giraffe conservation, explains how technology has a mammoth positive impact.

Born Free Junior Ambassador, 12-year-old Thea, explains why she has chosen to challenge herself this year to raise vital funds for wildlife, and why you should consider it too!