News & Updates

We’re working with eBay and other platforms to help end the exploitation of wild animals. 

Rescued from Belgium’s illegal pet trade, with your support four servals have transformed at their new lifetime home in South Africa.

To Born Free’s horror, Freya the walrus has been euthanised in Norway, after attracting crowds who refused to stay away.

Dublin Zoo is to be investigated following allegations of poor animal welfare.

In an open letter to Government, high profile academic and thought leaders call for a halt to badger culling, while data row is independently examined.

Born Free alongside 136 civil society organisations around the world call for a ban on trophy hunting to protect threatened wildlife.

Seven years ago today, Cecil was brutally murdered by trophy hunters, but can his death inspire a future of coexistence between humans and wildlife?

Our petition to suspend trade agreement with The Faroe Islands until all whale and dolphin hunts end will be debated in Parliament on 11th July - please encourage your MP to speak up and stop the slaughter.

Born Free is supporting the campaign to help a lonely captive elephant named Bunka and YOU can help too.

Born Free’s Co-Founder Virginia McKenna OBE considers the plight of Happy the elephant, held captive at Bronx Zoo, USA for over 40 years.