Lone female orca in Loro Parque pregnant again
Born Free laments news of the impending birth of another captive orca at the marine park in Tenerife.
News & Updates
The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.
Shocking conditions for rescued chimps in DRC
Recent news has emerged that authorities in the DRC ordered the seizure of 12 chimpanzees from a rescue centre, to be relocated to a dilapidated government-run zoo in the capital city, Kinshasa.
Campaign calls for release of penguins kept underground
Born Free joins Freedom for Animals in calling for the removal of 15 gentoo penguins currently housed belowground at Sea Life, London.
New report documents escalating exploitation of captive whales and dolphins in China
A worrying new publication has exposed the scale of whale and dolphin exploitation across theme parks in China.
Born Free welcomes news that Europe’s largest marine zoo is to close its doors
We are now calling for orcas and other animals to be relocated to sanctuaries.
Blackpool Zoo announces both expected elephant calves have died
Born Free is saddened to hear of the tragic loss of two baby elephants at Blackpool Zoo, which adds to recent elephant deaths at Chester Zoo and Dublin Zoo.
Learning to look beyond zoos
A year on from our groundbreaking Beyond Zoos event in London’s Royal Geographical Society, Born Free’s Youth Ambassador Hector questions the educational role of zoos.
British members of monkey torture group given jail time
Two women from Worcestershire have been given jail time for their part in a depraved ‘monkey torture’ group.
Dismay as Danish zoo euthanises its elephants
Born Free is shocked and saddened at the recent news that Aalborg Zoo in Denmark has euthanised its two remaining female African elephants, Mai and Tanja, both in their 40s.
A spotlight on captive cheetahs
Throughout the world, hundreds of cheetahs are exploited in zoos and kept as status symbol pets. Frankie Osuch from our Policy team reports.