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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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A pangolin crawling across a leafy forest floor at night

Protect gorillas to save pangolins

You might have heard how Born Free is devoted to gorilla conservation in Cameroon, but did you know their rainforest habitat is also home to rare pangolins?
A group of people attending an VSLA workshop

Empowering women to increase their financial stability

For International Women’s Day, we take a look at what Born Free is doing to empower women in Kenya and increase their financial stability and resilience.
A wild lion walking across a vast African landscape

Q&A with Nelson Kibet

We chat to a recent Masters graduate from the University of Nairobi, Kenya to discover how academic research can have a tangible conservation benefit, benefitting lions and local people.
A wild tiger walking on a forest pathway

Working together to protect India’s tigers

As the partners gather at their annual conservation seminar, we look at some of the fantastic work the Satpuda Landscape Tiger Partnership is doing to support people and save tigers.
A group of people standing around a newly opened borehole

Building a future for communities living alongside chimpanzees

How does providing a village with clean water help save chimpanzees? Our Rescue & Care team reports on helping local people live in harmony with rare apes in Uganda.
A yellow beehive being used to create a fence to protect crops from elephants

How bees can save elephants – find out more

You might have heard that beehive fences can help local people live in harmony with elephants but, with honey harvests now underway, we dig deeper with our Born Free Kenya team.
A group of men wearing traditional Kenyan dress, dancing outdoors with a blue sky in the background

Celebrating community in Kenya

Born Free has taken part in a vibrant four-day festival, celebrating Meru’s unique culture and glorious wildlife.
A black and white image of a leopard walking through the bush, taken using a camera trap

How cameras can save carnivores

Camera traps are becoming a key tool to support our conservation work in Kenya, as we help local people live in harmony with wild animals – even lions, leopards and hyenas!
A close-up photo of a wild lion lying in long grass which is almost the same golden colour as his mane. He has visible scars on his face

Meet Dr Manoa: Long read interview

We recently had a chat with Dr David Manoa, our newly-promoted Head of Kenya Conservation and a key member of our team, about his love of the wild.
A group of four elephants walking into the distance under the trees

The importance of investing in human-elephant conflict mitigation

Sharing a landscape with elephants can be challenging and dangerous, as highlighted by a recent incident of elephant conflict in Meru Conservation Area.