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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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World health day 2022 – an amboseli outlook

On World Health Day, Born Free Kenya's Ivy Malemba reports on the newly launched Feminine Hygiene project in Amboseli, which helps over 350 adolescent girls avoid missing school during their period.

25 years of joy at shamwari

On 29th March 1997, Born Free first opened our big cat sanctuary at Shamwari, in South Africa. Our manager there, Catherine Gillson, looks back on 25 years of giving a loving, lifetime home to rescued lions and leopards.

Caring for simba

Read more about Simba's heartbreaking story... and how YOU can help.

Bravo for bears

Here is a bear-rilliant way to celebrate World Bear Day with Born Free!

Born free at 38

Will Travers OBE reflects on the remarkable work achieved over the past 38 years, and sets out his vision for a more compassionate future.

Working with lions

Catherine Gillson, Born Free Manager at our big cat sanctuary in Shamwari, South Africa, explains why she loves working with rescued lions and watching them transform.