News & Updates

The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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John Rendall remembered

Will Travers OBE and Virginia McKenna OBE pay tribute to passionate wildlife campaigner John Rendall, made famous by the incredible story of Christian the Lion.

Tracking giants

Headed by Newton Simiyu, Born Free’s newly appointed elephant conservation team is hard at work in Meru National Park, Kenya.

Education in meru

Born Free is working with local communities to raise awareness, support schools and encourage coexistence with wildlife in Kenya.

The most wonderful time of the year?

Born Free’s Junior Ambassador Hector Batemen explores the use of reindeer at Christmas events, and urges people to think twice before visiting attractions featuring live animals.

The other elsa

Do you remember Elsa Italia, the lioness rescued from a circus in Sardinia in 2014 and now living at Animanatura Wild Sanctuary in Italy?

Wildlife conservation day

Born Free’s Conservation Projects Officer Penny Banham shares some of the amazing work our teams and our partners do to protect threatened animals across the globe.