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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Lion cub boom in meru

Born Free Kenya’s field team in Meru National Park has been tracking six prides of lions for two years - Elsa’s, Sanctuary, Mulika, Nairobi Girls, Bisanadi and G-Coy. Here, Moses Gitonga & Victor Cheruiyot reveal a lion cub boom within the prides.

News – join Born Free in celebrating the first-ever world chimpanzee day

Mark your calendars for 14th July and join Born Free, the Jane Goodall Institute, and other world leaders in celebrating the first-ever World Chimpanzee Day!

News – Born Free supporters choose their top cat for 2018

Cat lovers up and down the country have been casting their votes to decide the winner of this year’s Big Cat Nap, the annual sleepy pet photo competition in aid of Born Free.

Your king questions answered

In the last of our blogs on King's journey to South Africa, Born Free's Beth Brooks reveals some of the most frequently asked questions we have received.

Spot the lion!

It's been 24 hours since King was introduced to his new home at Shamwari, but how's he getting on? Born Free's Beth Brooks explains.

King is home

King was introduced to his new home at Shamwari today, thanks to the generosity of our supporters. Born Free's Beth Brooks describes the unforgettable moment.

News – king starts new life in african home

Born Free is delighted to announce that King – a tiny cub with a mighty name – is starting a new life in his ancestral home of Africa.

King: an incredible journey

Born Free's Beth Brooks describes King's epic journey from Belgium to South Africa ahead of the introduction to his new home tomorrow.

King is on his way home

After months of preparations and the generosity of our supporters, King starts his journey to our big cat sanctuary at Shamwari today. In the first of our series of blogs following his move, Born Free's Beth Brooks explains how we will get him to South Africa.

News – botswana threatens u-turn on elephant hunting ban

Born Free is extremely concerned at news that Botswana’s Parliament has adopted a motion asking the Government to lift the ban on elephant hunting.