Wildlife crime
The most immediate, critical threat to African elephants, rhinos, apes and other endangered wildlife is large-scale poaching and the organised criminal networks which traffic in these animals.
News & Updates
The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.
Great apes, rhinos, elephants and big cats at cites standing committee
Great apes, rhinos and elephants and big cats were all on the agenda at this week’s CITES Standing Committee, attended by Born Free.
Uk zoos are falling short
Born Free's new Captivity Campaigns Manager, Ellie Henderson, reflects on her recent visits to five UK zoos.
Divided by dna. linked by loss
Savannah and forest elephants diverged millions of years ago, but their plight is the same today, says Born Free’s Conservation Projects Officer Penny Banham
Burning ambition
What is it like to attend an ivory burn? As part of our Elephants in Crisis campaign, Born Free’s President and Co-Founder, Will Travers OBE, describes the tumult of emotions he felt at two ivory burns in Kenya
Pole pole remembered
Our Elephants in Crisis campaign has focused on the plight of wild elephants in Africa. But did you know a captive elephant called Pole Pole is the driving force behind Born Free?
My wild malawi adventure
What's it like to volunteer on a Born Free-supported project? In a guest blog, Laura Praill describes her incredible time at Lilongwe Wildlife Centre in Malawi
Towards a worldwide ivory ban
The UK is in the process of introducing a domestic ivory ban. But what action have other countries taken? Born Free’s Head of Policy Dr Mark Jones finds out
Marina: a beautiful soul
Glen Vena, Born Free’s Animal Care Manager at our big cat sanctuary in South Africa, remembers Marina the lioness who recently passed away.
Australia on way to ivory and rhino horn ban
Born Free is very pleased to hear that a Commonwealth of Australia Parliamentary Inquiry has recommended a domestic trade ban on both elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn.