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A photo of a lion behind the bars of a zoo enclosure with a man taking a photo of it

Big cats are clawing at the cages in UK zoos – together, let’s end this suffering

Our new appeal and ground-breaking report call for an end to the exploitation of big cats in zoos, and a ‘Roar-Free UK’.
A reedbuck eating from a thorny bush

Orphan reedbuck rescued by Born Free in Ethiopia

With the help of a kind-hearted member of the local community, our team in Ethiopia has rehomed a young antelope, found alone in Bale Mountains National Park.
Gordon Maloney, AVAAZ; Dr Mark Jones, Born Free; Betty Badger (Mary Barton); Peter Hambly, Badger Trust; Robert Pownall, Protect the Wild; Susanna Feder (supporter) all lined up with posters about ending the badger cull and a box containing signatures of petition signers

Born Free badger lobby goes to Parliament

Born Free joined Badger Trust and hundreds of supporters to call for an immediate end to the badger cull.
Hundreds of people wearing walk on the wild side T-shirts and holding Born Free banners, gather for the walk in Kenya

More than 500 Kenyans walk 23,000 steps for wild lions

To commemorate World Lion Day, hundreds of people in Kenya walked 23,000 steps – one for every lion in the wild. Michael Mugo reports on a celebration of conservation.
A badger looks at the camera with head tilted

Government scraps proposals for ‘targeted badger culls’

Welcome relief for badgers, but more still must be done to end the cull.
A group of elephants walking around in a muddy enclosure

Second elephant dies at Chester Zoo in a month

Chester Zoo has announced that Asian elephant Riva Hi Way has died at the age of four.
An adult elephant in a captive setting

Pretoria Zoo’s last captive elephant is released to the wild

Charley the elephant finally tastes freedom after decades in captivity.
A young man wearing a Born Free running vest standing with his dad at the John O'Groats sign post

Raising funds and breaking records

Meet young Born Free fundraiser, Tom Finch, who has embarked on a gruelling Guinness World Record challenge from John O’Groats to Lands End, alongside dad, Gavin!
A captive chimpanzee resting its head back against a concrete wall

New ‘Chimp Crazy’ docuseries highlights the problems of keeping pet primates

Docuseries released on 18th August highlights the dangerous and often tragic consequences of keeping chimpanzees in a domestic setting.
A graffiti artwork by Banksy of a gorilla on the shutters of London Zoo

Latest Banksy artworks spark debate on animal captivity

Nine wild animal-themed works by the graffiti artist have appeared in London, but what do they mean?