News & Updates

A breeder in Scotland selling dangerous wild cats, including servals and caracals, as pets recently caught the attention of the media.

A century ago, there were an estimated 100,000 tigers across Asia. Since then, numbers have collapsed by 96% to just 4,000.

Born Free’s Living with Tigers programme supports a network of Indian NGOs to help conserve wild tigers and find solutions to human-wildlife conflict across the Satpuda region of central India.

We are heartbroken to report the sad passing of Alam the leopard who died recently following a short illness.

As 2018 draws to a close, we’re looking forward to a new year that is already proving to be bigger and better than 2018. So what can you expect from Born Free in 2019?

There are almost 5,000 dangerous wild animals kept privately under licence across Britain, outside zoos. While some of these animals may be kept on farms, or by rescue centres, a worryingly large number are kept as pets.

Born Free has welcomed news that the Malawi government has rejected a proposal to reintroduce trophy hunting inside the country’s protected wildlife areas.

The body of a primate, thought to be a black-tufted marmoset, was found dead on a north London street last week by a member of the public. The animal had suffered severe injuries and was missing part of its face.

As the year draws to a close, we look back at some of our biggest achievements. Here’s our 18 highlights of 2018…

Born Free has welcomed the passing of the Ivory Bill into UK law.